2001 Buick Park Avenue: Reliability Data

71
Total Complaints
66,469mi
Median Mileage
Electrical System
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

35,769 25th Percentile
66,469 Median Mileage
114,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System
8
Engine
7
Vehicle Speed Control
5
Windshield Wiper/Washer
3
Automatic Transmission
3
Steering
3
Fuel System, Gasoline
3
Engine And Engine Cooling
3
Motor
2
Frontal
2

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
11
Fires
6
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. DEALER HAS REPAIRED WINDSHIELD WIPERS THREE TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL OPERATE AND WILL QUIT WORKING AT A TIME, LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT CLEAR VISION OF ROAD.*AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. *SLC"
"WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL OPERATE AND WILL QUIT WORKING AT A TIME, LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT CLEAR VISION OF ROAD.*AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. *SLC"

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.

Electrical System 8 complaints
25th: 12,000 mi Median: 90,000 mi 75th: 161,250 mi
Engine 7 complaints
25th: 107,000 mi Median: 135,000 mi 75th: 159,127 mi
Vehicle Speed Control 5 complaints
25th: 47,300 mi Median: 65,500 mi 75th: 78,685 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

MN: 9 NY: 6 CA: 5 KY: 4 OH: 4 NC: 4 IA: 4 TN: 4 NJ: 3 TX: 3

Who Files Complaints?

26.8%
Original Owners
73.2%
Second+ Owners

Buick Park Avenue — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
199113416
199210413
19931027
1994636
19951647
1996683
19973555
19983278
19991745
20001046
2002414
2003382

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