2007 Buick Lucerne: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 227 complaints
227
Total Complaints
51,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
31
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

20,700 25th Percentile
51,000 Median Mileage
83,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
35
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
22
AIR BAGS
19
ENGINE
17
WHEELS
14
STEERING
14
STRUCTURE:BODY
10
SUSPENSION
7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7
INTERIOR LIGHTING
6

Severity Assessment

31
Crashes
0
Fires
28
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE PRESENTED A PERMANENT PROBLEM WITH THE INTERIOR INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH DID NOT ILLUMINATE PROPERLY DURING THE DAY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALSO, THE STEERING COLUMN TURNING RADIUS WAS PROBLEMATIC WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A U-TURN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED..."
"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE PRESENTED A PERMANENT PROBLEM WITH THE INTERIOR INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH DID NOT ILLUMINATE PROPERLY DURING THE DAY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. ALSO, THE STEERING COLUMN TURNING RADIUS WAS PROBLEMATIC WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A U-TURN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED..."
"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN DAYLIGHT, THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATION WAS NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER. THE DEALER DETERMINED IT OPERATED AS DESIGNED. UPDATED 2/20/2007 - *NM"

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