Buick Encore GX Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 233 consumer complaints across the 6 model years of the Buick Encore GX (2020–2025) that have at least 5 complaints. 2020 has the most, with 70. Across all years, the part named most often is electrical system (62 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
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All Encore GX model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 300 | 1 | 220 | — | Too new |
| 2024 | 33 | 27,810 | 2 | 426 | Too new to compare | Too new |
| 2023 | 28 | 18,000 | 0 | 485 | 36 · Typical | Too new |
| 2022 | 34 | 29,293 | 1 | 604 | 42 · Typical | Rising |
| 2021 | 53 | 45,000 | 2 | 675 | 57 · Typical | Rising |
| 2020 | 70 | 1,487 | 2 | 638 | 94 · More | Rising |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Electrical system62 22%
- Transmission and drivetrain51 18%
- Other or unknown49 17%
- Engine44 15%
- Brakes38 13%
- Fuel system21 7.3%
- Steering12 4.2%
- Vehicle speed control11 3.8%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2020: “I was driving home approx 6:00 pm as I was starting on l75 my Buick 2020gx with less than 300 miles started to speed up to a very fast my brakes did not slow me down the car kept speeding up I was very scared when the car kept going faster now I am scared to drive it there was almost a crash trying to slow down”
NHTSA complaint #11389607, filed 2021-01, 14 miles2024: “The instrument panel gets really hot. I've taken the car to a dealer to diagnose the problem but they say that that can't find anything wrong .There were no warning lights or any message. I purchased the car in 2025 and it already had a little over 10,000 miles on it. Not just the instrument panel gets hot, but, also yhe panel where the radio is.”
NHTSA complaint #11738174, filed 2026-052025: “When I go 63 miles an hour the car starts chugging and my dealership changed the transmission fluid. I drove it home today and it still chugging. They called me and said they took a 2026 Buick encore and did the same thing but will not help me. They told me it’s a daily occurrence in the vehicle. It shouldn’t be chugging going up hills at 63 miles an hour.”
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology