{"id":"2018_buick_regal","make":"Buick","make_slug":"buick","model":"Regal","model_slug":"regal","year":2018,"url":"/buick/regal/2018/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":39506,"model":"Regal","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S9)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":22,"hwy":32,"comb":26,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Large Cars","co2":344,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3000,"save_spend":-3750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"GMX","modified":"Wed Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018"},{"id":39507,"model":"Regal AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":21,"hwy":29,"comb":24,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Large Cars","co2":366,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3250,"save_spend":-5000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"GMX","modified":"Wed Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018"},{"id":39508,"model":"Regal TourX AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":21,"hwy":29,"comb":24,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":366,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3250,"save_spend":-5000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"GMX","modified":"Wed Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018"},{"id":39593,"model":"Regal AWD","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S9)","cyl":6,"displ":3.6,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":19,"hwy":27,"comb":22,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Large Cars","co2":403,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":2850,"save_spend":-3000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"GMX","modified":"Wed Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2018"}],"vclass":"Large Cars","segment":"Large car","recalls":[{"campaign":"22V465000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM","mfr":"General Motors, LLC","reported":"2022-06-30","owner_notified":"2022-09-16","units":23734,"summary":"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.\"","consequence":"A loss of power brake assist can extend the distance required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"N222370090","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"18V576000","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER","mfr":"General Motors LLC","reported":"2018-08-30","owner_notified":"2018-10-11","units":210628,"summary":"General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Equinox, Impala, Cruze, Volt and Bolt EV vehicles, GMC Terrain vehicles, Buick Lacrosse and Regal vehicles, Cadillac XTS and XTS Professional vehicles and 2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance.","consequence":"A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"GM will notify owners, and dealers will bleed the vehicle's brake system, free of charge.  The recall began October 11, 2018.  Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782.  GM's number for this recall is 18279.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"18279","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"18V230000","component":"SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER","mfr":"General Motors LLC","reported":"2018-04-12","owner_notified":"2018-05-14","units":8738,"summary":"General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Buick Regal vehicles.  During the manufacturing process, the rear seat belts may have been improperly routed around the bolster bracket on the rear outboard seats, which can cause inadequate restraint of the passengers.","consequence":"If the seat belt fails to adequately restrain the passengers in a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.","remedy":"GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear outboard seat belts, correcting the routing of the seat belts as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began May 14, 2018.  Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300.  GM's number for this recall is 18117.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"18117","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":76,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":33,"crash":5,"fire":0,"injured":4,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Service Brakes",9],["Engine",9],["Unspecified",8],["Electrical System",6],["Back Over Prevention",3],["Vehicle Speed Control",2]],"by_year":{"2018":3,"2019":5,"2020":5,"2021":1,"2022":7,"2023":4,"2024":5,"2025":3},"excerpts":[["2025-10-11","Service Brakes","My car was part of recall number 22V465, which was supposed to fix a problem with the electronic brake assist system. The recall repair was done in 2023, but after my battery recently died, the same problem has come back \u00e2\u20ac\u201d my brakes are very firm, and I have to press hard to stop. The car is showing trouble codes C02\u2026"],["2025-03-26","Electrical System","This issue is related to the gear shifter on the vehicle. When stopping the car and putting it into park the dashboard shows the message \"Shift to Park.\" this vehicle has only 50,000 miles on it and this issue cause safety issues as the battery on the vehicle will drain as the car can't be turned off with this message.\u2026"],["2024-12-30","Engine","Check engine light came on, reads reduced power and is causing problems accelerating"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"EA21002","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","opened":"2021-09-17","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture","summary":"From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (\"PSAN\") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a \"desiccant\" (a substa"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":26,"ncap":null,"complaints":33},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}