Reliability & cost of ownership
Buick Regal Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Buick Regal? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Buick Regal problems by model year
95 recall entries and 2356 owner complaints on file across 24 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Buick Regal, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system486 complaints
- engine421 complaints
- engine and engine cooling290 complaints
- steering274 complaints
- service brakes271 complaints
- exterior lighting195 complaints
- hydraulic174 complaints
- power train156 complaints