Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick Encore GX

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

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%

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

2023 12 crashes
2022 23 crashes
2021 18 crashes
2020 27 crashes

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

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Feb 8, 2024	Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky	SR-914 SOUTHEASTERN BYPASS	1
Feb 1, 2024	Decatur County, Georgia	SR-38	1
Jan 26, 2024	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	MU- W 87TH ST	1
Jan 25, 2024	Ashtabula County, Ohio	SR-167	1
Jan 10, 2024	Sarasota County, Florida	SWIFT RD	1
Nov 25, 2023	Young County, Texas	SR-16	1
Nov 19, 2023	Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi	US-49	1
Oct 23, 2023	St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	I-55	1
Oct 6, 2023	Mentor, Lake County, Ohio	SR-84 JOHNNYCAKE RIDGE RD	1
Oct 5, 2023	Arrowsmith, McLean County, Illinois	N 3500 EAST RD	1
Sep 29, 2023	Manatee County, Florida	US-301	2
Sep 17, 2023	Monmouth County, New Jersey	CR-537 MONMOUTH RD	1
Sep 1, 2023	Victoria, Victoria County, Texas	MU-NAVARRO ST	1
Aug 29, 2023	Merced County, California	SR-152	1
Jul 6, 2023	McDowell County, North Carolina	US-221	2
Jun 28, 2023	Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico	MU- E LOHMAN	1
Jun 27, 2023	Glenpool, Tulsa County, Oklahoma	US-75	1
Jun 19, 2023	Lyon County, Kentucky	SR-3305	1
May 25, 2023	Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma	US-59	1
May 13, 2023	Simpson County, Mississippi	SR-13	1
Apr 17, 2023	Pitt County, North Carolina	US-264 ALT	1
Mar 23, 2023	Canadian County, Oklahoma	I-40	1
Feb 18, 2023	Norton, Summit County, Ohio	MU-3027 SUMMIT RD	1
Feb 12, 2023	Iowa, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	I-10	1
Feb 11, 2023	Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina	SSR-3828 BRAGG BLVD	1

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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.