NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Buick Century Recalls
The 2003 Buick Century has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Buick Century. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 127
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Buick Century, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2003 Buick Century
2003 Buick Century complaints by year
NHTSA has received 127 owner complaints about the 2003 Buick Century, the newest on August 6, 2023. Of these, 4 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Buick Century, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (38%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the engine and engine cooling (10%).
None of the 2003 Buick Century's 2 recalls concerns the exterior lighting.
Where 2003 Buick Century owners gave the mileage (94 complaints), the median was 62,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting48
- Electrical System23
- Engine And Engine Cooling13
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic13
- Structure11
- Steering7
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 17 | |
| 2005 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 17 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Buick Century peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 17. 31% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Buick Century drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Buick Century year in the same window: 4th highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2003 one of the three best-measured Buick Century years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 127 complaints about the 2003 Buick Century are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2003 Buick Century crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2003 Buick Century: 4-door and 4-door with side airbags.
On the 2003 Buick Century, the front passenger seat scored 3 stars in the frontal barrier test, the driver seat 4.
For the 2003 Buick Century, NHTSA lists no electronic stability control, forward collision warning or lane departure warning.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 4721, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2003 Buick Century: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Buick Century by model year
Other 2003 Buick models
Newest record on this page: August 6, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted