Vehicle report
2016 BUICK ENCORE
This model year
What the record shows
The 2016 Buick Encore is a small two-wheel-drive SUV, and the 4th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 2013 to 2026.
The EPA rated two configurations: a single 1.4-litre four-cylinder engine, front-wheel drive only, a single transmission, Automatic (S6) and running on regular gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 28 to 30 mpg depending on which one you have.
NHTSA's best overall crash rating for this model year is 5 out of five stars.
The federal record holds 79 owner complaints, 2 safety recalls and 1,023 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.