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Buick Encore years to avoidWhat NHTSA complaint data does and doesn’t say
We compared 10 model years of the Buick Encore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | Fewest complaints |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | Fewest complaints |
| 2020 | 19 | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 1 | Fewest complaints |
| 2019 | 88 | 11 | 1.5 | 2 | 9 | Typical |
| 2018 | 75 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 10 | Typical |
| 2017 | 90 | 9 | 1.2 | 2 | 12 | Typical |
| 2016 | 80 | 7 | 1.0 | 2 | 6 | Typical |
| 2015 | 124 | 10 | 1.4 | 4 | 6 | Typical |
| 2014 | 60 | 5 | 0.6 | 4 | 3 | Typical |
| 2013 | 52 | 4 | 0.5 | 6 | 4 | Typical |
- 20228 complaints · 0 recallsFewest complaints
- 20219 complaints · 0 recallsFewest complaints
- 202019 complaints · 2 recallsFewest complaints
- 201988 complaints · 2 recallsTypical
- 201875 complaints · 0 recallsTypical
- 201790 complaints · 2 recallsTypical
- 201680 complaints · 2 recallsTypical
- 2015124 complaints · 4 recallsTypical
- 201460 complaints · 4 recallsTypical
- 201352 complaints · 6 recallsTypical
Data from NHTSA Complaints & Recalls APIs · synced Nov 10, 2026
Fewest complaints for their age: 2021, 2022, 2020.
About this comparison
What Buick Encore years have the most complaints?
No Buick Encore model year drew more than twice the typical complaint rate among the 10 model years compared. The highest was 2019.
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.