"How reliable is the 2002 Buick Park Avenue?"

"Based on 41 NHTSA complaints, the 2002 Buick Park Avenue has a median complaint mileage of 47000 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2002 Buick Park Avenue?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2002 Buick Park Avenue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 41 total complaints filed."

2002 Buick Park Avenue: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 41 complaints

Total Complaints

47,000mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

11,029 25th Percentile

47,000 Median Mileage

124,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

AIR BAGS

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

SEATS

TIRES

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT CLICK FOR SECURITY REASONS, CLICKING COMES INTERMITTENTLY. *AK CONSUMER STATED THERE IS NO AUDIBLE CLICK WHEN DRIVER AND PASSENGEER BELTS ARE LOCKED.*SLC"

"CONSUMER STATED WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. HAD TO KEEP TRYING TO GET VEHICLE STARTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND COMPUTER LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON. TOOK TO DEALER BUT DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM"

"CONSUMER STATES SVS LIGHT IS ON AND THE SECURITY LIGHT IS ON, DEALER REPLACED BODY CONTROL MODULE. YD"

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