What's Wrong with the 5th Generation Skylark?

Front 3/4 view of a Buick Skylark

The 5th generation Skylark started in 1987 and runs to 1991.

Its PainRank™ score of 0.94 ranks 6th out of 22 eligible generations in reliability. Although more complaint data is needed to make this score more accurate. If you have a story to share you can add your complaint here.

Compare With Other Skylark Generations

What Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

Worst Topics

Worst Years

By the Numbers

  1. 4 model years

    Grouping all models by their year can reveal some baddies.

  2. 7 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  3. 6th in reliability

    Overall reliability rank out of 22 eligible generations.