Buick Encore - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Buick Encore owners have reported a total of 837 problems for their cars built in the 10 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Buick Encore. The 2015 Buick Encore cars have the most problems reported (182 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Buick Encore

Model Year	Number of Problems
2022 Encore	11
2021 Encore	9
2020 Encore	29
2019 Encore	116
2018 Encore	100
2017 Encore	117
2016 Encore	115
2015 Encore	182
2014 Encore	90
2013 Encore	68

🔍 Common problems of Buick Encore

The following chart shows the 24 most common problems for Buick Encore cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (227 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (85 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Buick Encore

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Engine And Engine Cooling	227
Electrical System	85
Equipment	71
Power Train	70
Air Bag	68
Service Brakes	57
Other Fuel System	55
Steering	46
Vehicle Speed Control	29
Seat Belt	26

Visibility	18
Exterior Lighting	15
Structure	14
Suspension	12
Tire	8
Electronic Stability Control	7
Wheel	7
Lane Departure	6
Seats	5
Forward Collision Avoidance	4
Electronic Stability Control (esc)	3
Latches/locks/linkage	2
Traction Control System	1
Gasoline Fuel System	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Buick Encore of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Encore model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Buick Encore model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Encore Model Years

Encore Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2022	11	57,914	4	0.05
2021	9	75,477	5	0.02
2020	29	85,270	6	0.06
2019	116	118,356	7	0.14
2018	100	83,443	8	0.15
2017	117	89,948	9	0.14
2016	115	84,981	10	0.14
2015	182	72,810	11	0.23
2014	90	59,151	12	0.13
2013	68	31,736	13	0.16

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Buick Encore is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2020 Encore	5
2019 Encore	10
2018 Encore	6
2017 Encore	7
2016 Encore	6
2015 Encore	18
2014 Encore	8
2013 Encore	10

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