NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Buick Regal Recalls
The 2013 Buick Regal has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 26, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Buick Regal. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 91
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Buick Regal, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2013 Buick Regal
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 26V113000
- Reported
- February 26, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,050
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Regal
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 21V00F000
- Reported
- December 22, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,271
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Regal, 2 other models
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 21V633000
- Reported
- August 12, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,894
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 20V764000
- Reported
- December 21, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 220,006
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Regal, 2 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V173000
- Reported
- May 6, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 42,904
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Regal, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: turn signal
- Campaign
- 12V484000
- Reported
- October 4, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 120,426
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 Regal, 1 other model
2013 Buick Regal complaints by year
NHTSA has received 91 owner complaints about the 2013 Buick Regal, the newest on May 8, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (7%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Buick Regal, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (41%), followed by the electrical system (40%) and the engine (10%).
1 of the 2013 Buick Regal's 6 recalls also concerns the exterior lighting.
Where 2013 Buick Regal owners gave the mileage (62 complaints), the median was 58,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting37
- Electrical System36
- Engine9
- Power Train9
- Unknown Or Other9
- Vehicle Speed Control7
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 17 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2013 Buick Regal peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 17. 18% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Buick Regal drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Buick Regal year in the same window: 6th highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 91 complaints about the 2013 Buick Regal are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Buick Regal by model year
Other 2013 Buick models
Newest record on this page: May 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted