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1995 Buick Century

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 1995 Buick Century do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 28.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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99Owner complaints

Model-year median: 28

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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Inspection summary

1995 Buick Century

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 99 owner complaints · 1 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 22 reports
  • Engine And Engine Cooling: 11 reports
  • Power Train: 11 reports
  • Air Bags: 10 reports
  • Steering: 9 reports

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
45
199254
1993106
199499
199580
1996106
1997218
1998
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Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
22Engine And Engine Cooling
11Power Train
11Air Bags
10Steering
9
All reported categories
Electrical System
6Suspension
6Vehicle Speed Control
6Fuel System, Gasoline
5Seat Belts
5Structure
5Visibility
4Exterior Lighting
3Tires
3Unknown Or Other
3Fuel System, Other
2Service Brakes, Air
2Wheels
2Equipment
1Interior Lighting
1Seats
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 10 of 99 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

10 crash reports1 fire reports8 injury reports

Tires complaints

3 reports
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90,000 miles · Aug 2, 2010
Tires

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK CENTURY WITH SIGMA SHADOW TIRES, SIZE 195/75/R14. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION SEVEN TIMES WITH THE TIRES. EACH TIME HE EXPEREINCED THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SPECIALIST AND THE TIRE WOULD BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK CENTURY WITH SIGMA SHADOW TIRES, SIZE 195/75/R14. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION SEVEN TIMES WITH THE TIRES. EACH TIME HE EXPEREINCED THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SPECIALIST AND THE TIRE WOULD BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

NHTSA ODI #10346925

28,000 miles · Jan 27, 2004
Tires

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OF THE ROAD. MICHELIN RADIAL TIRES. *AK AT 28K MILES, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, AT 32K MILES THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND 34K MILES THE LEFT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT OVERNIGHT. *SC *JB

NHTSA ODI #10044767

72,528 miles · Sep 15, 2003
Tires

THE TIRE WENT FLAT AFTER IT DEVELOPED A DEEP CRACK. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. *PH *JB

NHTSA ODI #10040066

Recall campaigns

1

95V173000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage

Sep 15, 1995

THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH REAR OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGES THAT MAY NOT WITHSTAND THE REQUIRED LOAD. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO.210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IN A COLLISON, STRESS CAN CAUSE THE ATTACHMENT METAL TO TEAR AND ALLOW THE ANCHORAGE TO SEPARATE FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE SAFETY BELT MAY NOT PROTECT AN OCCUPANT IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ANCHOR BOLTS WITH A NEW SHOULDER BOLT AND THREAD LOCKING ADHESIVE. ADDITIONALLY, NOISE CONTROL PATCHES WILL BE APPLIED AT EACH ANCHORAGE.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

Defect investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.