2019 Buick Encore problems
Owners have filed 134 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Buick Encore. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 30% of complaints. Next are fuel system (9%) and air bags (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 134 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 30,000 miles 42 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 20 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 42 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 30,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 60,000 miles (15 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 16 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 15 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 88% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Buick Encore with enough data (81 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I got my car from Buick of Long Island City I was giving the wrong key mess up battery the car will not start and I crashed
I was stopping to park the car and took my foot of the brake before I put the car in park, the car surged forward over the curb, a side walk and into a rock garden, (I was parking at a nursery) I have never experienced anything like that before. I think it has something to do with the 1.4l sidi turbo engine with its start-stop technology. I think it is extremely dangerous as the engine surge was strong enough to propel the car over the curb, a side walk and into a garden.
Hacker its being able to change stereo and penetrate into the unit and manipulate car settings as he's please. Dangerous while I am driving.