1996 Buick Century — reported problems
CarFaultIQ holds 110 evidence records for the 1996 Buick Century, drawn from official sources and owner complaints.
What owners report: issue areas
Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 106 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.
- Brakes14 (13.2%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 1999–2000.
- Fuel system11 (10.4%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 1996–2005.
- Steering10 (9.4%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 1997–2005.
- Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)10 (9.4%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 1997.
- Speed control & accelerator8 (7.5%)
- Body & structure8 (7.5%)
Other / uncategorized: 2 classifications (1.9%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.
These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.
What the records are about, by source
Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.
- Owner complaints (2,830 records, model years 1995–2005) are most frequently classified under: brakes, lights and electrical system.
- Manufacturer communications (3,512 records, model years 1995–2005) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, engine and electrical system.
"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records
Evidence by model year
Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.
- 1995 138 records for 1995
- 1996 110 records for 1996
- 1997 208 records for 1997
- 1998 316 records for 1998
- 1999 342 records for 1999
- 2000 527 records for 2000
- 2001 543 records for 2001
- 2002 542 records for 2002
- 2003 529 records for 2003
- 2004 445 records for 2004
- 2005 517 records for 2005
Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.
Reports mentioning outcomes
- 6mention a crash
- 1mention a fire
- 7mention an injury
These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.
Official records held
- Safety recalls NHTSA 2
- Manufacturer communications NHTSA 28
- Owner complaints NHTSA 80
Where to go next
- Buick Century coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
- Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
- All model years of the Buick Century Compare how much evidence is held for each year before narrowing to one.
- Browse all vehicle coverage Every make and model CarFaultIQ has published coverage for.