YearToAvoid

Buick Best and Worst Years by Model

10 Buick models, 5,022 NHTSA owner complaints and 100 recall campaigns for model years 2010–2025. Pick a model to see which years to avoid and which are the safest bets.

Buick models ranked by owner complaints

Sorted by popularity. Years to avoid / best years come from each model’s own Complaint Index.

ModelYearsComplaintsRecallsYears to avoidBest yearsTop issue
Buick Enclave2010–20251,737232010, 2011, 2014, 20252019, 2021, 2022, 2024Airbags
Buick Encore2013–2022600132015, 2017, 20192020, 2021, 2022Engine
Buick Envision2016–202524282017, 2023, 20242016, 2018, 2019Electrical System
Buick LaCrosse2010–2019899192010, 2011, 20122017, 2018, 2019Electrical System
Buick Verano2012–2017440112012, 20142015, 2017Electrical System
Buick Regal2010–2020635172011, 2012, 20132019Electrical System
Buick Lucerne2010–20111032——Electrical System
Buick Envista2024–2025862——Electrical System
Buick Encore GX2020–202522742020, 20212022, 2025Electrical System
Buick Cascada2016–201953120162019Engine

Buick model years with the most complaints

Raw complaint counts (not adjusted for age or sales). Click through for the breakdown.

  1. 2014 Buick Enclave · 292 complaints · 7 recalls Avoid
  2. 2011 Buick Regal · 279 complaints · 4 recalls Avoid
  3. 2010 Buick Enclave · 273 complaints · 6 recalls Avoid
  4. 2011 Buick Enclave · 212 complaints · 6 recalls Avoid
  5. 2012 Buick LaCrosse · 206 complaints · 5 recalls Avoid
  6. 2010 Buick LaCrosse · 188 complaints · 2 recalls Avoid
  7. 2017 Buick Enclave · 179 complaints · 3 recalls Caution
  8. 2015 Buick Enclave · 171 complaints · 5 recalls Caution
  9. 2011 Buick LaCrosse · 169 complaints · 4 recalls Avoid
  10. 2016 Buick Enclave · 141 complaints · 4 recalls Caution

How we rank Buick years

For each model we compare its own model years using the Complaint Index: complaints, crashes, fires, injuries, deaths and “Do Not Drive” recalls reported to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. The top quarter of a model’s years is marked Avoid, the bottom quarter Best. Because NHTSA publishes no sales data, models are not ranked against each other. Full details in the methodology.

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint and recall databases; U.S. EPA fuel economy data; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Data updated Sep 24, 2026. Read the methodology and data sources. The Complaint Index is based on NHTSA owner complaints and recalls; it is not a reliability rating.