2002 Daewoo Nubira: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 34 complaints
34
Total Complaints
24,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

13,650 25th Percentile
24,000 Median Mileage
39,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
16
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
9
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SLACK ADJUSTERS:AUTOMATIC
1
TIRES
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. TS"
"CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR RECALL REMEDY 02V257000. THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER WOULD NOT REMEDY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PURCHASED FROM THEIR DEALERSHIP. TS"
"CONSUMER NOTICED THE TIRES WERE SPINNING IMPROPERLY AND TOOK VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED. A REP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE NOT ACCEPTING DAEWOOS AND THAT THE TIRES SHOULD BE ROTATED AND ALIGNED. CONSUMER FEELS THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE. *JG CONSUMER ALSO S..."

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