2016 Buick LaCrosse problems and recalls

Owners filed 15 complaints on the 2016 Buick LaCrosse in the last three full years, out of 48 on record. The most cited component is the Steering.

48
Complaints
2
Recalls
5
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
3
Injuries
79.0
Severity index

Severity index 79.0 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 79.0p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 40 of 141 by severity index among 2016 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 72% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2016 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

SteeringSteering: 12 complaints (25.0%)12 25%Power TrainPower Train: 7 complaints (14.6%)7 15%Air BagsAir Bags: 6 complaints (12.5%)6 12%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 6 complaints (12.5%)6 12%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (8.3%)4 8%Service BrakesService Brakes: 4 complaints (8.3%)4 8%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 3 complaints (6.2%)3 6%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 3 complaints (6.2%)3 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING1225.0%
POWER TRAIN714.6%
AIR BAGS612.5%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL612.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER48.3%
SERVICE BRAKES48.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE36.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM36.2%

Complaints filed per year

0482016: 52017: 52018: 42019: 42020: 22021: 32022: 52023: 82024: 22025: 52026: 5 (partial year)16171819202122238242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20165
20175
20184
20194
20202
20213
20225
20238
20242
20255
2026 (year to date)5
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 1.5x those in 2020 to 2022 (15 against 10).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
16V65100008/09/2016AIR BAGS:FRONTALGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500
17V43700010/07/2017AIR BAGS:FRONTALGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Spark EV, Caprice PPV and SS vehicles, 2014-2017 Buick Encore and Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, 2015-2016 Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV, Chevrole

Other Buick LaCrosse model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 7 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-28. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.