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Buick Verano

Every Buick Verano model year on file, 2012 to 2017. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years44025 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years62012 to 2017
Recall campaigns11Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins7,846Summed across model years
By model year

The 2013 model year drew the most complaints, 107, 24% of the model's total

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

0306090120201220131072014201520162017
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 Verano complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
122
Engine and cooling
112
Airbags
93
Powertrain
52
Steering
50
Stability and traction control
26
Speed control
19
Tires
18
Wheels
18
Visibility and wipers
15
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Buick Verano 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 Verano by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2017Sedan911.15310928
2016Sedan593.4421201,061
2015Sedan585.2363001,344
2014Sedan1015.0505601,481
2013Sedan1074.7324301,546
2012Sedan1068.5353311,486
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Buick Verano

  • 25V-764 Nov 6, 2025
    Left and/or right-side roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflators located on the roof rails above the headliner, may rupture at the inflator weld joint
    Airbags · 2,099 vehicles
  • 23V-870 Dec 21, 2023
    Left and/or right-side roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflators may rupture at the inflator weld joint
    Airbags · 21k vehicles
  • 23V-674 Sep 20, 2023
    Left and/or right-side roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflators located on the roof rails above the headliner, may rupture at the inflator weld joint
    Airbags · 9,264 vehicles
  • 23V-516 Jul 27, 2023
    Driver-side air bag inflator may explode during deployment due to a manufacturing defect
    Airbags · 767 vehicles
  • 16V-595 Aug 11, 2016
    Engine fuel line assembly may be misrouted, allowing the fuel line to contact the surface of the engine
    Fuel system · 189 vehicles
  • 16V-502 Jul 5, 2016
    Also, certain 2013 Buick Encore, 2011 Buick Regal, 2013-2014 Buick Verano, 2011-2016 Chevrolet Cruze, 2010-2013 Chevrolet Equinox 2013-2015…
    Electrical system · 8,367 vehicles
  • 14V-417 Jul 2, 2014
    In cold temperatures, the insulation on the engine block heater cord can become damaged, allowing the wires to be exposed
    Equipment · 2,990 vehicles
  • 14V-300 Jun 6, 2014
    Driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals
    Airbags · 32k vehicles
  • 14V-092 Feb 21, 2014
    In the affected vehicles, the transmission shift cable adjuster may disengage from the transmission shift lever
    Powertrain · 355 vehicles
  • 13V-023 Jan 24, 2013
    Driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals
    Airbags · 4,167 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.