Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick Encore GX

Compared with Buick · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
87
Fatal crashes
87
Deaths inside
50
Other deaths
44

Between 2020 and 2024, 87 vehicles described as Buick Encore GX were involved in 87 fatal crashes in the United States. 50 people died inside these vehicles and 44 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 1
2021 13
2022 22
2023 21
2024 30

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

53%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 90 percent of the share for Buick: 59%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 0 1
2021 6 7
2022 13 10
2023 11 12
2024 20 14

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

7%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 45 percent of the share for Buick: 16%
  • About 35 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

7%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 45 percent of the share for Buick: 15%
  • About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

38%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 85 percent of the share for Buick: 44%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Buick Encore GX Buick All vehicles
Driver speeding 6.9% 16.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 6.9% 15.4% 17.7%
At night 37.9% 44.1% 49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 68
Cloudy 11
Rain 4
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 55
Dark - Not Lighted 14
Dark - Lighted 10
Dusk 2
Dark - Unknown Lighting 2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
Ohio 10
Florida 8
Texas 7
North Carolina 7
Michigan 6
Louisiana 6
Illinois 5
Missouri 4
Oklahoma 4
Georgia 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Buick Encore GX by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 29, 2024 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Dec 17, 2024 Johnston County, North Carolina 1
Dec 9, 2024 Dawsonville, Dawson County, Georgia 1
Nov 14, 2024 Minnehaha County, South Dakota 1
Nov 12, 2024 Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida 2
Nov 6, 2024 Clark County, Nevada 2
Sep 30, 2024 Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina 1
Sep 20, 2024 Rome Corner, Kennebec County, Maine 1
Sep 18, 2024 Greeley, Weld County, Colorado 2
Sep 14, 2024 Marion County, Oregon 1
Aug 30, 2024 Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 29, 2024 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Jul 19, 2024 Bellefontaine Neighbor, St. Louis County, Missouri 2
Jun 28, 2024 Decatur, Wise County, Texas 1
Jun 27, 2024 Jackson Parish, Louisiana 1
Jun 22, 2024 Macomb County, Michigan 1
Jun 5, 2024 Beachwood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
May 31, 2024 Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey 1
May 24, 2024 West Carrollton, Montgomery County, Ohio 1
May 5, 2024 Novi, Oakland County, Michigan 1
May 2, 2024 Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana 1
May 2, 2024 Swansea, St. Clair County, Illinois 1
Apr 17, 2024 Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Apr 2, 2024 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Feb 21, 2024 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1

Compare Buick Encore GX with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.