Buick Lucerne: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

Year-by-year data table

Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.

Photographs and every generation of the Lucerne, through the years →

What goes wrong on the Buick Lucerne

Across every Lucerne model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.

• Electrical System23 complaints across all Lucerne years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
• Service Brakes6 complaints across all Lucerne years · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles$580–$1,140
• Vehicle Speed Control5 complaints across all Lucerne years · typical job: Throttle body, pedal sensor or cruise module replacement$520–$1,150
• Fuel/Propulsion System4 complaints across all Lucerne years · typical job: Fuel pump or injector replacement$680–$1,620
• Power Train3 complaints across all Lucerne years · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair$1,290–$4,040
• Engine3 complaints across all Lucerne years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220

Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.

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