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Buick Encore Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 13 recall campaigns for the Buick Encore, across 7 model years from 2013 to 2020. The 2013 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2020 (2).

No Buick Encore model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2015, is at 1.6×.

Model years
7

2013–2020, with a recall

Recall campaigns
13
Most recalls
2013

6 recalls

Owner complaints
604

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 604 complaints with NHTSA about the Buick Encore across 10 model years; the most, 124, concern the 2015.

Owners marked a crash on 52 of the Buick Encore complaints (9%) and a fire on 9.

Across all Buick Encore model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 223 complaints), then the electrical system (84).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Buick Encore in 2024: 72, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Buick Encore is air bags: frontal, in 8 model-year listings.

The newest Buick Encore recall, 20V668000, was reported on October 29, 2020 and concerns the power train: automatic transmission.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2018 Buick Encore, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Buick Encore years to avoid

The best-measured Buick Encore years are 2014 (0.6×), 2018 (0.9×) and 2016 (1.0×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Buick Encore, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2022088not ranked
2021094not ranked
20202199not ranked
201928828
1.0×
201807425
0.9×
201729030
1.0×
201628028
1.0×
2015412445
1.6×
201446018
0.6×
201365231
1.0×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Buick Encore years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Buick Encore

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL8
  • AIR BAGS2
  • EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL2
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
  • SEATS2
  • STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT1
  • STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
  • SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS1

Buick Encore model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Buick Encore recall campaign (13)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Buick Encore, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
20V668000October 29, 2020power train: automatic transmission2019–2020crash and fire194,105
20V537000September 3, 2020seats: critical fasteners2020crash and injury105
18V774000November 1, 2018air bags2019crash and injury12
17V437000July 10, 2017air bags: frontal2014–2017crash and injury40,683
16V651000September 8, 2016air bags: frontal2014–2017crash and injury3,640,162
16V502000July 5, 2016electrical system: ignition2013injury8,367
15V162000March 20, 2015equipment: other: labels2015crash19,831
15V146000March 13, 2015steering: electric power assist system2015crash2,295
14V488000August 8, 2014seat belts: front2013crash and injury48,114
14V446000July 23, 2014seats2013–2014crash and injury124,007
14V417000July 2, 2014equipment: electrical2013–2014injury2,990
14V298000June 6, 2014air bags2013crash and injury61
13V105000March 28, 2013steering: steering wheel/handle bar2013crash144

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Buick Encore. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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