Buick ownership costs & problem years

Buick models ranked by owner data

13 Buick nameplates carry enough federal data to score: 5,069 owner complaints and 165 recall campaigns in total. The strongest average across its model years is the Cascada at 90/100; the weakest is the Enclave at 72/100.

ModelAvg scoreVerdictYears scoredBest yearWorst yearComplaintsRecalls
Cascada90BUY420192016521
Regal TourX90BUY320202019350
Envision85BUY102018201723614
Regal eAssist85BUY5201420132880
Encore GX84BUY6202320242216
LaCrosse eAssist83BUY4201520132690
Lucerne83BUY120112011492
Envista82BUY220252024801
Verano81BUY62017201444015
Encore79BUY102021201559822
Regal76BUY102017201163328
LaCrosse73BUY92019201271131
Enclave72BUY15201920141,45745

Average score is the mean across the model years we hold data for. Complaint counts are raw NHTSA totals and rise with how many cars were sold — the score itself corrects for that. Methodology.

Every Buick model we hold data for

Buick Cascada4 model years indexedBuick Enclave15 model years indexedBuick Encore10 model years indexedBuick Encore GX6 model years indexedBuick Envision10 model years indexedBuick Envista2 model years indexedBuick LaCrosse9 model years indexedBuick LaCrosse eAssist7 model years indexedBuick Lucerne1 model years indexedBuick Regal10 model years indexedBuick Regal TourX3 model years indexedBuick Regal eAssist5 model years indexedBuick Verano6 model years indexed

Sources: NHTSA complaints and recalls, EPA fuel economy · Methodology · Calculators · Updated 2026-10-04