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2005 Buick Century Equipment Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
11%of 19 total for the year
Median mileage
121,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the equipment of the 2005 Buick Century, 11% of the 19 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 121,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“2005 Buick Century driver's seat sinks in the middle, and the head rest equipment is too high.***no answer required*** the head rest would obstruct the consumers view and rear view mirror. The remote for the door did not work as designed, the consumer would have to be very close to the vehicle before it would work.”

NHTSA complaint #10124782, filed 2005-06

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Equipment: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2005211%
200413%
200322%
200121%
200021%
199963%
199884%
199755%
199611%
199511%
199433%
199336%
199224%
198913%

Other parts of the 2005 Buick Century

Exterior lighting
8 complaints
Electrical system
6 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
1 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints
Interior lighting
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 Buick Century

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology