Vehicle report

1986 BUICK CENTURY

Reported problems

22 complaints · median 100000 miles
ComponentReports
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE3
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE3
STEERING:RACK AND PINION3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE2
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR2
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM1
STEERING1
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS1
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER1
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

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