2000 Daewoo Leganza: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 237 complaints
237
Total Complaints
51,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

33,832 25th Percentile
51,000 Median Mileage
65,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
138
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
28
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
9
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
3

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
10
Fires
7
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ALARM LIGHTS ARE NOT VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT DRIVING. THEY ARE VISIBLE AT NIGHT, IN THE GARAGE OR TO SOME EXTENT WITH OVERCAST SKY."
"WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE AND PUTTING IT IN DRIVE CONSUMER FINDS IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, IT STICKS.*AK"
"WHILE TRAVELING 30-35MPH HAD REARENDED ANOTHER VEHCLE. FRONT END HAD SMASHED INWARD. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED. HAD HIT HEAD ON SUNVISOR. HAD EMERGENCY TREATMENT AND WAS RELEASED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND CONSIDERED TOTALED.*AK"

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

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