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Buick Encore GX

Every Buick Encore GX model year on file, 2020 to 2027. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years23211 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82020 to 2027
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins3,141Summed across model years
By model year

The 2020 model year drew the most complaints, 70, 30% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0204060802020702021202220232024202520262027
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Buick Encore GX complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
61
Engine and cooling
55
Powertrain
51
Brakes
37
Fuel system
20
Steering
13
Driver assistance
13
Speed control
12
Lighting
8
Back-over prevention
6
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Buick Encore GX model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Buick Encore GX by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2027Not decoded0NoneNone007
2026SUV425.0671098
2025SUV156.711510217
2024SUV310.015520422
2023SUV273.713500481
2022SUV320.013910603
2021SUV535.717720675
2020SUV707.125020638
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Buick Encore GX

  • 26V-539 Aug 20, 2026
    Rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image
    Back-over prevention · 307k vehicles
  • 23V-744 Nov 6, 2023
    Software in the Virtual Cockpit Unit Module (VCU) may cause the instrument panel display to intermittently go blank at vehicle startup or while…
    Electrical system · 60k vehicles
  • 21V-440 Jun 10, 2021
    Emergency jack, if not positioned as directed in the vehicle owner's manual, can fracture while in use
    Equipment · 135k vehicles
  • 20V-588 Sep 24, 2020
    Sensor connection contamination in the electronic brake boost system may cause an interruption of communication between the sensor and the brake…
    Brakes · 3,677 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.