Everything our database knows about the Buick RAINIER: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.
At salvage auctions
Statistics
Cars47
Median retail value$4,117
Median repair cost, % of value104%
Median odometer158,921 mi
Run and drive93%
Model year
2004
2005
16
2007
Primary damage
Front End26 55%
Rear End5 11%
Side5 11%
All Over2 4.3%
Normal Wear2 4.3%
Rollover2 4.3%
Burn - Engine1 2.1%
Mechanical1 2.1%
Minor Dent / Scratches1 2.1%
Stripped1 2.1%
Yard state
MN6 13%
IN4 8.5%
MI4 8.5%
IL3 6.4%
OH3 6.4%
SC3 6.4%
GA2 4.3%
KY2 4.3%
MT2 4.3%
NC2 4.3%
PA2 4.3%
TN2 4.3%
Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.
Owner complaints to NHTSA
525 complaints about the Buick RAINIER (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.
Complaints525
With a crash33
With a fire24
Injured29
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
Electrical system median 69,000 mi at failure147 28%
Fuel and propulsion median 65,000 mi at failure93 18%
Exterior lighting median 100,000 mi at failure54 10%
Transmission and drivetrain median 56,482 mi at failure28 5%
Suspension median 99,874 mi at failure25 5%
Engine and cooling median 50,542 mi at failure22 4%
Airbags median 70,000 mi at failure22 4%
Visibility, wipers, sunroof median 76,000 mi at failure22 4%
Speed control median 56,000 mi at failure21 4%
Brakes median 30,000 mi at failure15 3%
Complaints by model year
2003
205
2005
2007
Recalls
10 recall campaigns for the Buick RAINIER.
Recall campaigns by model year
2004
2005
7
2007
Real sale prices
123 sales of the Buick RAINIER at US government auctions, median price $2,800. All real prices →
Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.