Buick Envision Reliability
333 NHTSA complaints (2016–2025). Complaint rate: 10.6 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2017 Buick Envision. The 2020 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Buick Envision Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 54 | 3.7% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 38 | 2.6% |
| ENGINE | 34 | 0.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 29 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 26 | 3.8% |
| STEERING | 15 | 0.0% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 13 | 0.0% |
| SUSPENSION | 13 | 0.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 12 | 25.0% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 12 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | — | 27 | 0 | — | View 2016View→ |
| 2017AVOID | — | 112 | 3 | 3 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 20 | 0 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 23 | 2 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 19 | 2 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021 | — | 32 | 2 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022 | — | 41 | 0 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023 | — | 36 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 17 | 0 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Buick Envisionaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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