Buick Encore GX
Registered from 2020 to 2027.
About this model
The Buick Encore GX is a subcompact crossover SUV built by General Motors starting in 2019. Like the smaller Encore and the related Chevrolet Trailblazer, the Encore GX is manufactured by GM Korea. In China, it is manufactured by the SAIC-GM joint venture.
From the Wikipedia article Buick Encore GX, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Service brakes: more complaints than 97% of 2020 cars — 32% of its 66 complaints, where an ordinary 2020 car has 8%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
Crash test
| Overall | ★★★★★ |
| Frontal crash | ★★★★★ |
| Side crash | ★★★★★ |
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Standard |
| Lane departure warning | Standard |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 155 hp · 1477 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.1 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2025 | 155 hp · 1477 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.1 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2024 | 155 hp · 1477 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.1 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2023 | 155 hp · 1477 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.1 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2022 | 155 hp · 1477 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.1 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2021 | 155 hp · 1477 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 8.1 L/100km (EPA) · 8.4 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
| 2020 | 155 hp · 1477 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 8.4 L/100km (EPA) · 9.0 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Suv, 4-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
77% of 2022 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
20V588000
If communication with the sensor is interrupted, the electronic brake boost assist could be lost. Extra pedal force will be required to slow and stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electronic brake boost module, free of charge. The recall began December 9, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223, or Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300. GM's number for this recall is A202307260.
21V440000
A fractured jack can cause the vehicle to collapse, increasing the risk of injury.
Dealers will replace the jack, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owner of the safety risk are expected to be mailed July 26, 2021. A second notice will be mailed once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is A212335470.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Buick filed 4 bulletins about the 2027 Encore GX.
- Other: 4
- This Preliminary information communicates an issue with the SES MIL and DTC P062B and engineering is currently investigating. · August 2026
- This PI addresses leaks from the case half and provides repair direction to dealer technicians · June 2026
- PIP6032B provides diagnostic direction for dealers when encountering transmission leaks · June 2026
- This Preliminary information communicates to technicians to remove the pulley assembly and inspect the drive chain and pulley surfaces. · June 2026
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.