Buick or Toyota — what we actually found
Side by side from 32 Buicks and 696 Toyotas buyers asked us to inspect before purchase. The average car we check scores 61/100.
| Buick | Toyota | |
|---|---|---|
| Cars inspected | 32 | 696 |
| Average condition | 56/100 | 62/100 |
| In good shape (60+/100) | 50% | 56% |
| Holds up to (avg dips below decent) | — | ~145k mi |
| Repainted or replaced panel | 75% | 78% |
| Structural repair found | 0% | 4% |
| Fault codes recently cleared | 22% | 16% |
Green = the better number of the pair. Condition reflects the mix of cars that came to us — age, price, model — so treat small gaps as a tie.
Share in good shape (scoring 60+/100) by mileage and by age when we inspected them (each dot ≥5 cars; rolled-back odometers excluded from the mileage curve). Dashed grey = all cars we check. Not enough Buick data at this granularity yet.
Not enough Buicks at the 5–10 year checkpoint yet to draw a generation trend.
Share in good shape when inspected at the same age (5–10 years, age-adjusted), by model-year generation; dashed = all-brand average. All brands →
Based on 728 inspections · updated Aug 22, 2026
