Buick Envision: which model years to avoid

Name: Buick Envision complaints by model year
Creator: Defect Atlas

Complaint and recall totals for every Buick Envision model year we track, ranked by severity.

Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Crashes	Fires	Severity	Most-reported system
2016	19	5	0	0	0.0 Low	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2017	81	4	2	2	54.3 Medium	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2018	13	0	0	0	0.0 Low	STEERING
2019	23	0	2	0	34.8 Medium	SERVICE BRAKES
2021	23	2	2	0	34.8 Medium	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2022	23	1	0	0	34.8 Medium	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2023	22	1	0	0	0.0 Low	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Across 7 model years, the 2017 Buick Envision carries the highest severity index (54.3, driven by electrical system), while the 2016 is the cleanest at 0.0.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs. Complaint counts are not normalised by units sold; a high-volume seller will attract more filings than a rare trim.