2013 Buick Regal problems
Owners have filed 137 complaints about the 2013 Buick Regal with NHTSA. Exterior lighting accounts for 27% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 26.3%.
Complaints137
Crashes12
Fires4
Injuries11
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Exterior lighting 27.0% · 37
Electrical system 26.3% · 36
Unknown or other 6.6% · 9
Engine 6.6% · 9
Power train 6.6% · 9
Vehicle speed control 5.1% · 7
Structure 4.4% · 6
Service brakes 4.4% · 6
Severity
Of those complaints, 12 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 11 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 17 model years of the Buick Regal in this data, 2013 draws comparatively few complaints; 2011 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 13 in the last three years against 30 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 60,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Driver side headlamp has condensation in it causing it to quit working. The car was taken to the garage and was told that this is a very common problem with the Buick Regal. I was given a repair cost of over $1600. I was also told that this will probably occur again. There was no indication that my headlight was not working until I was driving down the road at night and another vehicle flashed their high beams at me. Exterior lighting · reported at 129,000 miles
Both head lights continuously fill up with moisture and cause the head lights to not function which becomes very dangerous at night when I do not expect it to happen. This seems to be a common problem with these vehicle as many people complain on auto forums about it. The lights don't work while vehicle is stationary or moving. Exterior lighting · reported at 87,000 miles
My drivers side hid headlight assembly developed condensation inside the assembly causing a headlight failure. Though the car is a 2013, it had only 64000 miles on it when the condition occurred. This is obviously a manufacturing defect since there has been no impact to the headlight assembly and no visible break in the seal. Exterior lighting · reported at 64,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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