What breaks most · 1998 to 2002 model years
Daewoo Leganza problems by year
Owners have filed 489 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Daewoo Leganza across model years 1998 to 2002. Three years stand out: 2000 for engine and cooling complaints, 2001 for engine and cooling complaints and 1999 for engine and cooling complaints.
- Years to check closely: 2000, 2001, 1999
- Complaints on file
- 4891998 to 2002, all trims
- Worst year
- 2000220 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 1411 fires · 12 injuries · 1 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 50kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 14Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 3 | Engine and cooling (3) | |
| 118 | 4 | 3 | Engine and cooling (99) | |
| 220 | 5 | 3 | Engine and cooling (183) | |
| 128 | 4 | 3 | Engine and cooling (109) | |
| 18 | 1 | 2 | Engine and cooling (11) |
What fails on the 2000 Daewoo Leganza
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and coolingRadiators, thermostats and cooling | 83% |
183 | 1 | Shop all engine and cooling parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Brakes (hydraulic)Brake pads, rotors and calipers | 8% |
18 | 1 | Shop all brakes (hydraulic) parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Air bags | 3% |
7 | 4 | Check recalls for air bags on NHTSA.gov |
| Powertrain and transmissionTransmission parts | 3% |
6 | 0 | Shop all powertrain and transmission parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Unknown or other | 1% |
3 | 0 | — |
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 1% |
3 | 0 | Shop all electrical system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| VisibilityMirrors and glass | 1% |
2 | 0 | Shop all visibility parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Equipment and infotainment | 1% |
2 | 0 | — |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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The recall repairs failed to resolve the problems with the consumer's 2000 daewoo leganza. *kb after the recall repairs were done the check engine light continued to illuminate. *nm
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Recall campaign: the consumer took vehicle in for recall service but was told her vehicle was not included in the recall. *tc (recall#04v357000) *jb
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1999 daewoo leganza stalls and the engine light comes on.*mr while driving the vehicle stalled. Timing belt broke. The seat belts did not work properly. *nm
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Daewoo Leganza years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2000, 2001, 1999 carry the most filings on the Daewoo Leganza. The 2000 alone has 220 complaints, led by engine and cooling.
What is the most common Daewoo Leganza problem?
On the 2000 model year, the most-reported component is engine and cooling with 183 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Daewoo Leganza problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Daewoo Leganza complaints that include mileage is about 50,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.