2017 Buick Regal problems and recalls

60% of owner complaints on the 2017 Buick Regal related to the Service Brakes (12 of 20).

20
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
1
Injuries
65.8
Severity index

Severity index 65.8 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 65.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Service BrakesService Brakes: 12 complaints (60.0%)12 60%HydraulicHydraulic: 7 complaints (35.0%)7 35%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (20.0%)4 20%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 3 complaints (15.0%)3 15%Power TrainPower Train: 2 complaints (10.0%)2 10%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 2 complaints (10.0%)2 10%SteeringSteering: 1 complaints (5.0%)1 5%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 1 complaints (5.0%)1 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES1260.0%
HYDRAULIC735.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER420.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM315.0%
POWER TRAIN210.0%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING210.0%
STEERING15.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE15.0%

Complaints filed per year

0492020: 22021: 22022: 92023: 32024: 22025: 22021229232425
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20202
20212
20229
20233
20242
20252
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.5x those in 2020 to 2022 (7 against 13).

Other Buick Regal model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 8 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.