Buick Envision Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 248 consumer complaints across the 10 model years of the Buick Envision (2016–2025) that have at least 5 complaints. 2017 has the most, with 81. Across all years, the part named most often is electrical system (71 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
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All Envision 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 | 10 | 2,700 | 0 | 233 | — | Too new |
| 2024 | 13 | 1,200 | 1 | 406 | — | Too new |
| 2023 | 26 | 3,130 | 1 | 445 | 46 · Typical | Too new |
| 2022 | 26 | 21,000 | 1 | 627 | 50 · Typical | Rising |
| 2021 | 23 | 35,475 | 2 | 699 | — | Rising |
| 2020 | 12 | 38,500 | 0 | 601 | — | Not enough data |
| 2019 | 23 | 4,732 | 0 | 661 | — | Rising |
| 2018 | 15 | 18,000 | 0 | 855 | — | Falling |
| 2017 | 81 | 22,000 | 4 | 1,047 | 99 · More | Stable |
| 2016 | 19 | 11,875 | 5 | 1,036 | — | Rising |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Electrical system71 26%
- Brakes55 20%
- Engine40 14%
- Transmission and drivetrain31 11%
- Other or unknown31 11%
- Steering19 6.8%
- Fuel system18 6.5%
- Suspension13 4.7%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2017: “I was driving on the freeway at full speed when the car abruptly shut off. I had no power and all dash lights went black. It was very frightening. I don't know how but I managed to get it to the side of the road. It has been in the shop for over a week and they still have not found the cause. I hope this does not happen to anyone else.”
NHTSA complaint #11255105, filed 2019-09, 11,128 miles2019: “While driving the vehicle, the service brake assist light came on. I put my foot on the brake and had no brakes, then had limited brakes when slowly pumping then pedal went to the floor. That warning went off and the malfunction indicator lamp came on.”
NHTSA complaint #11254389, filed 2019-09, 4,732 miles2016: “July 2016 chose 2016 Buick Envision for forward collision alert automatic braking system - april 2017 got a letter from GM stating Envision catalog inadvertently stated that forward collision alert automatically engages the vehicle brakes. It does not engage your brakes. When we contacted the customer assistance center - four people later - we were told that GM was not prepared to add the feature we were lead to believe we had, which was the main reason we chose this vehicle in the first place. …”
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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