"How reliable is the 2005 Buick Rendezvous?"

"Based on 196 NHTSA complaints, the 2005 Buick Rendezvous has a median complaint mileage of 73000 miles. The most common issue is Electrical System."

"What are common problems with the 2005 Buick Rendezvous?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2005 Buick Rendezvous is Electrical System, accounting for a significant portion of the 196 total complaints filed."

2005 Buick Rendezvous: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 196 complaints

196

Total Complaints

73,000mi

Median Mileage

Electrical System

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

33,860 25th Percentile

73,000 Median Mileage

124,453 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System

Engine

Steering

Vehicle Speed Control

Engine And Engine Cooling

Fuel/Propulsion System

Power Train

Fuel System, Gasoline

Instrument Cluster/Panel

Suspension

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE BACKING OUR OF MY DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING DUE TO ENGINE IGNITION MALFUNCTION BUT DID NOT STALL. AT THE SAME TIME DASHBOARD LIGHT WENT ON INDICATING THAT ENGINE NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE THOUGH THE OIL WAS JUST CHANGED 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED ..."

"I WRITE TO REPORT AN OCCURRENCE OF UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION IN A BUICK RENDEZVOUS. I RENTED THE CURRENT MODEL YEAR RENDEZVOUS FROM AVIS AT LAX AIRPORT ON 5/14/05. THAT EVENING AS I WAS ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ..."

"2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS PARKING HIS VEHICLE WHEN IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CHAIN, WHICH WAS STRUNG BETWEEN TWO POST, BEFORE THE CONSUMER COULD SLAM ON THE BRAKE AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED T..."

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 27 complaints

25th: 49,500 mi Median: 80,000 mi 75th: 103,579 mi

Engine 18 complaints

25th: 65,000 mi Median: 97,000 mi 75th: 155,000 mi

Steering 17 complaints

25th: 29,935 mi Median: 50,000 mi 75th: 66,293 mi

Vehicle Speed Control 13 complaints

25th: 85,000 mi Median: 103,000 mi 75th: 128,000 mi

Engine And Engine Cooling 10 complaints

25th: 27,500 mi Median: 50,348 mi 75th: 85,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 21 OH: 17 NY: 13 GA: 13 PA: 11 NJ: 9 TX: 9 MO: 9 NC: 8 IL: 8

Who Files Complaints?

12.8%

Original Owners

87.2%

Second+ Owners

Buick Rendezvous — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2002	690	68,000	Electrical System	24
2003	407	67,291	Fuel/Propulsion System	18
2004	300	67,000	Electrical System	16
2006	131	80,000	Electrical System	15
2007	67	93,333	Power Train	7

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