Buick Lucerne

Owners filed 943 complaints across 6 model years of the Buick Lucerne. The 2006 drew the most (330); the 2011 the fewest (49).

Model years6
Complaints943
Recalls17
Fires50
Deaths1

Every Buick Lucerne model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
201149
233Electrical SystemRoutine
201054
222Electrical SystemRoutine
2009128
2176Electrical SystemRoutine
2008218
32613Electrical SystemHigh concern
2007164
421Electrical SystemRoutine
2006330
4229Electrical SystemFatalities reported

Which Buick Lucerne years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 330 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 4 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.