#0023

Buick Century

🇺🇸 United States ·1938–2005· sedan / estate / wagon / coupé

petrolLPGdiesel

12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Buick 1935 4470cc first reg aug 1935: Charles01· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. '70s Buick Century: Bull-Doser· Public domain
3. '91-'93 Buick Century Sedan: Bull-Doser· Public domain
4. 1938 Buick Century Sport Coupe: Stephen Foskett (Wikipedia User: sfoskett )· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. 1941 Buick Century (15621405278): Michel Curi· CC BY 2.0
6. 1954 Buick Century: That Hartford Guy· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. 1955 Buick Century 2-Door Riviera in Belfast Green, front left, 2024-07-15: Elise240SX· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. 1955 Buick Century Riviera (29962314092): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
9. 1955 Buick Century Riviera 4-Door: GTHO· CC BY-SA 3.0
10. 1958 Buick Century Caballero 4-door hardtop station wagon 2019 AACA Hershey 1of2: CZmarlin — Christopher Ziemnowicz — photo credit is required if this image is used anywhere other than Wikipedia.· CC BY-SA 4.0
11. 1958 Buick Century Riviera (34703345021): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
12. 1975 Buick Century (36226165402): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0

base stats

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.
diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

78 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1596 of all models. Most common build year: 1956 (9 cars).

19381980

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (2)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–2005. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

year	version	engine	gearbox	drive	fuel	mpg	L/100
2005	Century	3.1 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
2004	Century	3.1 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
2003	Century	3.1 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
2002	Century	3.1 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
2001	Century	3.1 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
2000	Century	3.1 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
1999	Century	3.1 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
1998	Century	3.1 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
1996	Century	2.2 L 4 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	24	9.8
1996	Century	3.1 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
1995	Century	3.1 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	20	11.8
1995	Century	3.1 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	20	11.8
1994	Century	2.2 L 4 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	24	9.8
1994	Century	3.1 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	20	11.8
1993	Century	2.2 L 4 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	23	10.2
1993	Century	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	19	12.4
1993	Century	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
1992	Century	2.5 L 4 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	22	10.7
1992	Century	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	19	12.4
1992	Century	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	20	11.8
1991	Century	2.5 L 4 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	22	10.7
1991	Century	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	19	12.4
1991	Century	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	20	11.8
1990	Century	2.5 L 4 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	23	10.2
1990	Century	3.3 L 6 cyl	Automatic 3-spd	FWD	Regular	20	11.8

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.