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Buick RIVIERA at salvage auctions

Copart 1997 Buick RIVIERA 1G4GD2219V4714239 Front End111,283 mi Nov 9 Copart 1982 Buick RIVIERA 1G4AZ67Y6CE440185 Water / Flood13,243 mi Jan 24 Copart 1998 Buick RIVIERA 1G4GD2216W4706763 Mechanical Jan 23 Copart 1992 Buick RIVIERA 1G4EZ13LXNU407715 Front End246,793 mi Jan 23 Copart 1990 Buick RIVIERA 1G4EZ13C1LU414601 Water / Flood96,048 mi Jan 20 Copart 1986 Buick RIVIERA 1G4EZ57B4GU409133 All Over Jan 20 Copart 1983 Buick RIVIERA 1G4AZ67Y1DE408942 Minor Dent / Scratches28,024 mi Jun 22 Copart 1995 Buick RIVIERA 1G4GD2216S4704909 Normal Wear117,054 mi Jun 21 Copart 1997 Buick RIVIERA 1G4GD2218V4711154 Front End191,862 mi Copart 1990 Buick RIVIERA 1G4EZ13C4LU414477 Side Copart 1982 Buick RIVIERA 1G4AZ67Y5CE432532 Side74,538 mi Copart 1989 Buick RIVIERA 1G4EZ11CXKU419524 Side131,903 mi Copart 1996 Buick RIVIERA 1G4GD22K3T4715330 Minor Dent / Scratches222,233 mi Copart 1997 Buick RIVIERA 1G4GD22K6V4712683 Side182,945 mi Copart 1995 Buick RIVIERA 1G4GD2212S4716183 Front End153,950 mi

Buick RIVIERA: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Buick RIVIERA: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars15
Median retail value$5,310
Median repair cost, % of value102%
Median odometer106,551 mi
Run and drive86%
Primary damage
  1. Front End 4 27%
  2. Side 4 27%
  3. Minor Dent / Scratches 2 13%
  4. Water / Flood 2 13%
  5. All Over 1 6.7%
  6. Mechanical 1 6.7%
  7. Normal Wear 1 6.7%
Yard state
  1. IL4 27%
  2. AB1 6.7%
  3. CO1 6.7%
  4. FL1 6.7%
  5. MD1 6.7%
  6. MN1 6.7%
  7. MO1 6.7%
  8. MT1 6.7%
  9. ND1 6.7%
  10. NY1 6.7%
  11. TX1 6.7%
  12. UT1 6.7%

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

439 complaints about the Buick RIVIERA (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints439
With a crash30
With a fire23
Injured28
Deaths5
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Engine and cooling
    median 96,000 mi at failure     66 15%
  2. Brakes
    median 95,930 mi at failure     60 14%
  3. Electrical system
    median 96,000 mi at failure     47 11%
  4. Seats and seat belts
    median 112,500 mi at failure     45 10%
  5. Steering
    median 82,000 mi at failure     42 10%
  6. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 69,900 mi at failure     35 8%
  7. Fuel and propulsion
    median 94,500 mi at failure     26 6%
  8. Airbags
    median 75,000 mi at failure     22 5%
  9. Body and structure
    median 45,100 mi at failure     18 4%
  10. Visibility, wipers, sunroof 14 3%
Complaints by model year
1990
1771995
1999

Recalls

35 recall campaigns for the Buick RIVIERA.

Recall campaigns by model year
51990
1995
1996

Real sale prices

17 sales of the Buick RIVIERA at US government auctions, median price $475. 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.