1996 Buick Century Review
Price Estimate: $327 - $511
Edmunds' Expert Review
by the Edmunds Experts
What’s new
Wagons get the V6 as standard equipment. Power windows, cassette player, rear window defogger and a remote trunk release make the standard equipment list as this ancient A-body rolls into its final year of production.
For sale near Bowling Green, KY
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Old Reliable!
5 out of 5 starsBuickLover, 10/14/2015
1996 Buick Century 4dr Wagon
Great starter car! Bought mine used when I was 17 and it had 115,000 miles on it and several dings on the exterior. Got me every where and it now has 155,000 miles on it. Motor/transmission runs great and gas mileage is great at a whopping 28 mpg and that's in the country and city. Only bad thing about this car is window motor easily goes out and so do the automatic locks. I've put many … miles on my car and driven it through snow, ice, mud, potholes and it never let me down!
Grandpa likes gGandma's car
3.38 out of 5 starsruss, 05/14/2005
1996 Buick Century 4dr Sedan
Oned it for 9 yrs,no major problems,yet little plastic things like to break off like the slide buttons on the radio or the knob on the front seat adjust or the plastic handle on the emergency brake. B after nine years of use that can be expected...still runs good and that is the most important part
Solid reliabble ride
4.75 out of 5 starstriple J, 04/12/2004
1996 Buick Century 4dr Sedan
This is hands down the best vehicle I
have owned! It has never let me down,
and the original engine & tranny have
well over 100K miles. Fuel economy is
not bad, especially considering the V6
power that the car has. In my
opinion, GM's 3100 engine ranks right
up there with the 3800 for the best
engine GM has EVER made. Great car!
So many still on the rooad
4.88 out of 5 starsBeen Around, 05/25/2009
1996 Buick Century 4dr Sedan
I bought this car in Florida, drove it around the country, through snow, rain, sleet, desert... It has always been reliable. Recntly I parked in a parking lot in our SMALL town and there were five Buick Centuries, from !980's through 2000 models. Little things like power window failures go, I replaced struts, but with regular maintenance, these cars seem to run forever, get good gas … mileage, and my giant dog can spread out in the backseat!
We have a limited number of reviews for the 1996 Buick Century, so we've included reviews for other years of the Century since its last redesign.
1996 Century Highlights
Wagon
Engine Type | Gas |
---|---|
Combined MPG | 21 MPG |
Cost to Drive | $168/month |
Cargo Capacity All Seats In Place | 41.0 cu.ft. |
Drivetrain | front wheel drive |
Safety
NHTSA Overall Rating
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration offers independent analysis.
- Frontal Barrier Crash RatingOverallNot RatedDriver4 / 5Passenger4 / 5
- Side Crash RatingOverallNot Rated
- Side Barrier RatingOverallNot RatedDriverNot RatedPassengerNot Rated
- Combined Side Barrier & Pole RatingsFront SeatNot RatedBack SeatNot Rated
- RolloverRolloverNot RatedDynamic Test ResultNo TipRisk Of RolloverNot Rated
IIHS Rating
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety uses extensive crash tests to determine car safety.
- Small Overlap Front Driver-Side TestNot Tested
- Small Overlap Front Passenger-Side TestNot Tested
- Moderate Overlap Front Test – Original0
- Moderate Overlap Front Test – UpdatedNot Tested
- Side Impact Test – OriginalNot Tested
- Side Impact Test – UpdatedNot Tested
- Roof Strength TestNot Tested
- Rear Crash Protection / Head RestraintNot Tested
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