Daewoo
Daewoo has 3 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1998–2002), with 12 recall campaigns and 1,422 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 1999 (3). The component complaints name most often is engine and engine cooling (638.2 per 1,000 component mentions). The Nubira line has the most complaints, 499 over 5 model years.
Comparisons here are between Daewoo model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Daewoo only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nubira | 5 | 3 | 499 | 99.8 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| Leganza | 5 | 3 | 488 | 97.6 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| Lanos | 5 | 10 | 435 | 87.0 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Daewoo complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Daewoo had?
12 NHTSA recall campaigns name Daewoo vehicles (model years 1998–2002). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 218,656, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Daewoo model line has the most complaints?
Nubira: 499 complaints over 5 model years (99.8 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Daewoo?
engine and engine cooling (638.2 per 1,000 mentions), service brakes, hydraulic (110.3 per 1,000 mentions), air bags (71.9 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.