Buick LaCrosse years to avoid

Every Buick LaCrosse model year on file (2012-2018), ranked worst to best by severity index - the share of owner complaints that report a crash, fire, injury or fatality.

2016
Worst year on file
79.0
Severity index
Steering
Most-reported system
2017
Cleanest year on file

Ranked worst to best

#Model yearSeverityComplaintsMost-reported system
12016 Buick LaCrosse79.0 Medium48Steering
22015 Buick LaCrosse78.4 Medium44Steering
32013 Buick LaCrosse78.1 Medium129Electrical System
42014 Buick LaCrosse77.9 Medium63Electrical System
52018 Buick LaCrosse54.4 Medium12Electrical System
62012 Buick LaCrosse54.1 Medium205Electrical System
72017 Buick LaCrosse45.5 Low34Electrical System
A high rank here means a larger share of this year's complaints described a crash, fire or injury - not that the vehicle is unsafe to drive, and not a reliability or repair-cost rating. Complaint counts are not normalised by units sold.

Buick LaCrosse complaints and recalls by year

Model yearComplaintsRecallsCrashesFiresSeverityMost-reported system
2012205510454.1 MediumELECTRICAL SYSTEM
201312955378.1 MediumELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20146357177.9 MediumELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20154435078.4 MediumSTEERING
20164825279.0 MediumSTEERING
20173420045.5 LowELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20181230054.4 MediumELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs. Complaint counts are not normalised by units sold; a high-volume seller will attract more filings than a rare trim.