2000 Daewoo Lanos: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 246 complaints
246
Total Complaints
47,691mi
Median Mileage
Engine And Engine Cooling
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

36,000 25th Percentile
47,691 Median Mileage
56,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine And Engine Cooling
100
Cooling System
27
Frontal
23
Gasoline
9
Air Bags
9
Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
6
Engine
5
Foundation Components
5
Unknown Or Other
4
Headlights
4

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
4
Fires
8
Injuries
4
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE VEERS INTO OTHER LANES. WHEN VEHICLE IS BACKING DOWN UPGRADES IT WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL. *AK STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. *YH"
"VEHICLE VEERS INTO OTHER LANES. WHEN VEHICLE IS BACKING DOWN UPGRADES IT WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL. *AK STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. *YH"
"VEHICLE VEERS INTO OTHER LANES. WHEN VEHICLE IS BACKING DOWN UPGRADES IT WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL. *AK STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. *YH"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Engine And Engine Cooling 100 complaints
25th: 40,500 mi Median: 53,500 mi 75th: 62,746 mi
Cooling System 27 complaints
25th: 28,000 mi Median: 47,383 mi 75th: 53,363 mi
Frontal 23 complaints
Median: 47,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 37 FL: 27 PA: 15 NY: 14 TX: 12 AL: 12 AZ: 9 NC: 9 MA: 8 NJ: 8

Who Files Complaints?

59.8%
Original Owners
40.2%
Second+ Owners

Daewoo Lanos — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1999691
20011477
2002352

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28