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2020 Buick Regal

Gas Midsize car

20202019201820172016
Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
B
Safety Signal
84 / 100
BSafety Signal · 84 / 100
2Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
5Complaints · owner reports
—Crash rating · NHTSA overall
26 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2020 Buick Regal is sold in the U.S. as a gas midsize car with 4 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Regal, is EPA-rated at 26 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 5 complaints, most often about electrical system.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
RegalGasFWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo223226$3,000
Regal AWDGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo212924$3,250
Regal TourX AWDGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo212924$3,250
Regal AWDGasAWD3.6L 6-cyl192722$2,850

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (2)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

high
23,734 vehicles

Problem: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Buick Regal vehicles. In the event of a vacuum-power brake assist failure, a software error in the electronic brake control module (EBCM) may result in a loss of power brake assist. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 135, "Light vehicle brake systems."

Risk: A loss of power brake assist can extend the distance required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will update the EBCM software, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters advising owners of the safety risk were mailed on August 19, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed September 16, 2022. Owners may contact Buick's customer service at 1-800-521-7300.

NHTSA campaign 22V465000 · reported Jun 30, 2022 · General Motors, LLC

Seats

high
341 vehicles

Problem: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Buick Regal vehicles. The driver or passenger front seat frames may have a lower crossbar that was improperly welded.

Risk: Seats with improper welds may not provide adequate protection in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of an injury.

Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the crossbar welds on the front seats. If the crossbar is improperly welded, the seat back frame will be replaced, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed November 26, 2019. Owners received a second notice and the recall began February 20, 2020. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is N192278300.

NHTSA campaign 19V762000 · reported Oct 24, 2019 · General Motors LLC

Owner complaints

5 complaints filed

0 involved a crash, 0 a fire, 0 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2022: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2025: 1

Most-cited components

  • Electrical System — 2
  • Back Over Prevention — 2
  • Tires — 1
  • Seat Belts — 1
  • Seats — 1
“The contact owns a 2020 Buick Regal TourX. The contact stated that while her daughter was attempting to adjust the front driver’s seat, she heard a snapping sound and the seat then failed to respond. Upon inspection, the contact’s daughter discovered that the front driver’s seat lower cross bar had detached, and …”Jul 10, 2025 · Seats · NHTSA owner report
“Ever since we purchased the vehicle new in 2020 we had an issue with intermittent mulfunction of the parking and cross traffic alerts indicators. The backup camera screen often fails to indicate whether there is cross traffic and from which side. The issue is present about 8/10 times. While the vehicle was under warran…”Jan 28, 2024 · Back Over Prevention · NHTSA owner report
“Proximity door unlock system rarely works goes in and out even with key fob in pocket and within Proximity. I've reported the problem to buick/Chevrolet many times, changed fob batteries and etc with no fix”May 15, 2023 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other Regal model years

C

2019 Regal

3 recalls · 18 complaints

C

2018 Regal

3 recalls · 33 complaints

A

2017 Regal

0 recalls · 20 complaints

A

2016 Regal

1 recalls · 41 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 41557, 41558, 41564, 41647). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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