2025 Buick Encore GX problems and recalls

Owners have filed 15 complaints on the 2025 Buick Encore GX, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Electrical System (6 complaints).

15
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
0
Injuries
58.2
Severity index

Severity index 58.2 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 58.2p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 6 complaints (40.0%)6 40%Power TrainPower Train: 3 complaints (20.0%)3 20%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 3 complaints (20.0%)3 20%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 2 complaints (13.3%)2 13%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 2 complaints (13.3%)2 13%Service BrakesService Brakes: 1 complaints (6.7%)1 7%EngineEngine: 1 complaints (6.7%)1 7%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 1 complaints (6.7%)1 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM640.0%
POWER TRAIN320.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER320.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE213.3%
BACK OVER PREVENTION213.3%
SERVICE BRAKES16.7%
ENGINE16.7%
VISIBILITY/WIPER16.7%

Complaints filed per year

06112025: 42026: 11 (partial year)252611
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20254
2026 (year to date)11

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
26V53900020/08/2026BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERAGeneral Motors, LLC is recalling certain 2024-2025 Buick Envista, 2024-2026 Buick Encore GX, Chevrolet Trailblazer, and 2025 Chevrolet Trax vehicles. The rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image.

Other Buick Encore GX model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 6 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-09-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.