Total Complaints
1 filings
Buick Buick · model year
1984 Buick Buick
1 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
- Complaints
- 1
- Recalls
- 0
The verdict
The 1984 Buick Buick posts top-10% complaint standing among its own model-year siblings.
- Top 10%
- fewest complaints, own model years
- 0
- recall campaigns
The 1984BuickBuick carries 1 consumer safety complaint in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 1984 Buick is tires:tread/belt with 1 filings. Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 1 investigation file overlapping the 1984 Buick. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
1
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
F
PlainCars Safety Score
0/100
1984 Buick Buick
PlainCars' own composite of NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings and rollover-risk assessment, each dimension normalized against the federal scale or the full national model-year corpus. Not an official NHTSA figure, and not a substitute for a specific vehicle's VIN-level recall check.
NHTSA Overall Rating N/A
Not rated
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program overall crash-test rating.
Front Crash N/A
Not rated
Frontal barrier crash-test rating.
Side Crash N/A
Not rated
Side barrier and pole crash-test rating.
Rollover Resistance N/A
Not rated
Static stability factor + dynamic rollover test rating.
Rollover Risk N/A
Not reported
NHTSA single-vehicle rollover probability, dynamic test.
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20020723TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE CASING BEING SLAPPED AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL, CAUSING ABOUT $1100.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. (THEN THE TIRE BLEW THE SIDEWALLS). YOKOHAMA REFUSED TO PAY FOR DAMAGE SAYING THAT SOMETHING HIT THE SIDEWALL CAUSING IT TO BLOW OUT. CONSUMER STATES THIS IS NOT TRUE, AND THAT ALL OF THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. *SCC
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1984 Buick Buick have?▼
The 1984 Buick Buick has 1 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1984 Buick Buick?▼
The most-complained component for the 1984 Buick Buick is TIRES:TREAD/BELT with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include various components.
Is the 1984 Buick Buick safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 1984 Buick Buick; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.