2001 Daewoo Leganza: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 138 complaints
138
Total Complaints
45,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

30,000 25th Percentile
45,000 Median Mileage
59,322 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
99
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
10
AIR BAGS
3
SUSPENSION
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. VEHICLE RUNS HOT, THERE IS NO AIR CONDITIONING *AK"
"IT IS TOO HARD TO START VEHICLE. HAS TO TURN IGNITION KEY NUMEROUS OF TIMES.*AK"
"BRAKE PADS AND ABS SENSOR NEED TO BE REPLACED. STEERING SHAKES WHEN BRAKING FOR A STOP. BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. POOR BRAKING HAS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DEALER NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS WAITING FOR PARTS ON BACK ORDER. *AK ALSO THE FRONT END OF TH..."

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