2016 Buick Encore Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 3%of 80 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 6,400miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the brakes of the 2016 Buick Encore, 3% of the 80 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 6,400 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Car plowed into brothers carport and trailer doing $9,000 damage to his property, did $16,000 damage to car. Insurance company would not total car, had it repaired took over three months. Got car back and the same day, was backing out of driveway and brakes got hard and would not stop. I kept hitting brakes and finally stopped. Had vehicle towed into dealership, adams Buick, richmond. They repaired it after few days they called and I picked it up. Was driving home got about half a mile brakes did same thing. They worked on it again and found $1200. More work had to be done on brakes. …”
NHTSA complaint #11015266, filed 2017-08, 6,400 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 11014230Jan 31, 2025This bulletin advises the dealers to maintain the vehicle stock on hand by doing a full inspection on the vehicles before being sold (prepping) to the customer.
- 11011709Nov 5, 2024This bulletin advises the dealers to maintain the vehicle stock on hand by doing a full inspection on the vehicles before being sold (prepping) to the customer.
- 11004762Jun 29, 2024This service bulletin provides diagnostic/repair information to correct customer concerns of a Crank No Start or Extended Crank, Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) Illuminated or…
- 10253061Mar 4, 2024This Preliminary information communicates that when removing the fuel line jumper hose care should be taken to be sure the line is reinstalled correctly to avoid a no/low fuel…
- 10251700Feb 19, 2024This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that had the Brake Pressure Modulator Valve now Diagnostic Trouble Code C0131 is…
Brakes: other model years
Other parts of the 2016 Buick Encore
41 complaintsFuel system
13 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
12 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsAir bags
7 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsSeat belts
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Buick Encore
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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