2001 Daewoo Nubira: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 131 complaints
131
Total Complaints
40,000mi
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.

22,000 25th Percentile
40,000 Median Mileage
52,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
72
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
17
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
6
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
3
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING 50MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SWERVED TO MISS ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND HIT A PARKED TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY. FRONT/ BACK AND SIDE WERE DAMAGED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED HAD TO HIT SIDE OF VEHICLE BEFORE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY. *AK"
"VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE OR SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK"
"WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH VEHICLE WAS T-BONED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR WAS 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