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
Jan 29, 2023	Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida	MU-MANHATTAN AVE	1
Dec 25, 2022	Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina	SSR-2526 SUMMIT AVE	1
Nov 26, 2022	Pettis County, Missouri	US-65	1
Nov 12, 2022	Brazoria County, Texas	SR-332	1
Oct 7, 2022	Rowan County, North Carolina	SSR-1526	1
Sep 28, 2022	Shiprock, San Juan County, New Mexico	BIA-364	1
Sep 22, 2022	Jefferson County, Oklahoma	US-81	2
Sep 20, 2022	Neosho, Newton County, Missouri	SR-BU 49	1
Sep 19, 2022	Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana	PARK AVE	1
Sep 11, 2022	Miami-Dade County, Florida	SR-976	1
Sep 8, 2022	Tuscarawas County, Ohio	SR-800	1
Aug 25, 2022	Port Saint Lucie, St. Lucie County, Florida	SELVITZ RD	1
Aug 8, 2022	Sabine Parish, Louisiana	SR-174	1
Jul 22, 2022	Montgomery County, Texas	FM 149	1
Jun 29, 2022	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	23RD ST	1
Jun 18, 2022	Geauga County, Ohio	US-322 MAYFIELD RD	1
Jun 14, 2022	Craighead County, Arkansas	CS-KATHLEEN ST	1
Mar 5, 2022	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	CR-OLD HWY 90	1
Mar 1, 2022	Alma, Marion County, Illinois	CR-20	1
Feb 28, 2022	Geauga County, Ohio	CR-5 AQUILLA RD	1
Feb 27, 2022	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	US-222	1
Feb 7, 2022	Lenawee County, Michigan	CR-HOWELL HWY	1
Jan 5, 2022	Palm Beach County, Florida	LAKEFRONT BLVD	1
Nov 18, 2021	Oakland County, Michigan	CR-SILVER LAKE RD	1
Oct 28, 2021	Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia	SR-303 CYPRESS MILL RD	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.