Buick Lacrosse
Owners filed 2,120 complaints across 15 model years of the Buick Lacrosse. The 2005 drew the most (315); the 2019 the fewest (6).
Model years15
Complaints2,120
Recalls50
Fires61
Deaths1
Every Buick Lacrosse model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2018 | 12 | 3 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2017 | 34 | 2 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2016 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2015 | 44 | 3 | — | 5 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2014 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 7 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2013 | 129 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2012 | 206 | 5 | 4 | 10 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2011 | 169 | 4 | 1 | 15 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2010 | 189 | 2 | 9 | 6 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2009 | 106 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2008 | 250 | 2 | 6 | 12 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2007 | 250 | 4 | 18 | 8 | Exterior Lighting | Above average | |
| 2006 | 299 | 4 | 7 | 16 | Exterior Lighting | Above average | |
| 2005 | 315 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Exterior Lighting | Above average |
Which Buick Lacrosse years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2005 is the weakest year on record, with 315 complaints concentrated in the exterior lighting. It carries 5 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.