30 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Power Train · verdict BUY 87/100
“The vehicle has less than 60,000 miles. Sometimes, when it is shifted into park, the info center states that it is not in park. I have to jiggle the shift or shift it into other gears and go back to park. The shift is definitely in park when this happens.”NHTSA complaint, 2022 Buick Encore GX owner
“I have a 2022 Buick Encore GX with 34,200 miles and I put my car in park but the dashboard said Shift to Park. I tried several times to put it in park but it wouldn't recognize it was in park. The car also wouldn't cut off. I reversed and went forward and back several times trying to put it in park, but it wouldn't see it was in park. I called the dealership and they said jam the gear shifter really hard forward and ”NHTSA complaint, 2022 Buick Encore GX owner
“The bolts connecting sections of the exhaust system broke off at 18 months. The bolts are not separate pieces. they are part of one side of the exhaust so you have to replace an entire section the the exhaust”NHTSA complaint, 2022 Buick Encore GX owner
| Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 10/06/2021 | Equipment:Mechanical:Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift:Stand | General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Buick Encore GX and 2021-2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer vehicles. The emergency jack, if not positioned as directed in the vehicle owner's manual, can fracture while |
On the federal record it scores 87/100: 30 owner complaints (7.5 per year on the road) and 1 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Power Train, with 12 of 37 categorised reports.
The 2022 Buick Encore GX scored 87/100 on the federal record.