Buick Encore
Owners filed 598 complaints across 10 model years of the Buick Encore. The 2015 drew the most (124); the 2022 the fewest (8).
Model years10
Complaints598
Recalls22
Fires8
Deaths1
Every Buick Encore model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2020 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2019 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2018 | 74 | 0 | — | 10 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2017 | 89 | 2 | 4 | 12 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2016 | 79 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2015 | 124 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2014 | 60 | 4 | — | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2013 | 52 | 6 | — | 4 | Engine | Routine |
Which Buick Encore years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2015 is the weakest year on record, with 124 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 4 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.