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Buick Encore GX years to avoidWhat NHTSA complaint data does and doesn’t say
We compared 7 model years of the Buick Encore GX by owner complaints to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. No single year stands far above the rest.
Complaints per year on the road
1.0 = typical year for this model
| Year | Complaints | Per year on road | Index | Recalls | Crashes | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | Too new to judge |
| 2025 | 15 | 8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | Typical |
| 2024 | 35 | 12 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | Typical |
| 2023 | 28 | 7 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | Typical |
| 2022 | 34 | 7 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | Typical |
| 2021 | 54 | 9 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | Typical |
| 2020 | 70 | 10 | 1.1 | 2 | 5 | Typical |
- 20260 complaints · 1 recallToo new to judge
- 202515 complaints · 1 recallTypical
- 202435 complaints · 2 recallsTypical
- 202328 complaints · 0 recallsTypical
- 202234 complaints · 1 recallTypical
- 202154 complaints · 2 recallsTypical
- 202070 complaints · 2 recallsTypical
Data from NHTSA Complaints & Recalls APIs · synced Nov 10, 2026
About this comparison
What Buick Encore GX years have the most complaints?
No Buick Encore GX model year drew more than twice the typical complaint rate among the 7 model years compared. The highest was 2024.
Is this a reliability rating?
No. These are counts of unverified owner complaints to NHTSA. They are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so a popular year can collect more complaints. Use them to find patterns, then read the reports.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.