Buick Rendezvous
Owners filed 1,241 complaints across 7 model years of the Buick Rendezvous. The 2002 drew the most (486); the 2001 the fewest (4).
Model years7
Complaints1,241
Recalls18
Fires25
Deaths3
Every Buick Rendezvous model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 43 | 0 | — | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2006 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 138 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 200 | 5 | 2 | 14 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 281 | 7 | 13 | 12 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Above average | |
| 2002 | 486 | 3 | 8 | 18 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine |
Which Buick Rendezvous years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2002 is the weakest year on record, with 486 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 3 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.