Car Problem DataNHTSA records

Daewoo Leganza

Owners filed 489 complaints across 5 model years of the Daewoo Leganza. The 2000 drew the most (220); the 1998 the fewest (5).

Model years5
Complaints489
Recalls14
Fires11
Deaths1

Every Daewoo Leganza model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
200218
2—1Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine
2001128
314Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine
2000220
375Engine and Engine CoolingFatalities reported
1999118
334Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine
19985
3——Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine

Which Daewoo Leganza years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 220 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling. 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.