Car Problem DataNHTSA records

Daewoo Lanos

Owners filed 435 complaints across 5 model years of the Daewoo Lanos. The 2000 drew the most (209); the 1998 the fewest (5).

Model years5
Complaints435
Recalls33
Fires6
Deaths3

Every Daewoo Lanos model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
200230
412Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine
2001129
516Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine
2000209
648Engine and Engine CoolingFatalities reported
199962
9—1Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine
19985
9——Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine

Which Daewoo Lanos years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 209 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling. It carries 6 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.