Fatal crash profile · Model year
2014 Buick Encore
Compared with Buick Encore · Buick · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 37
- Fatal crashes
- 37
- Deaths inside
- 27
- Other deaths
- 20
Between 2020 and 2024, 37 vehicles described as 2014 Buick Encore were involved in 37 fatal crashes in the United States. 27 people died inside these vehicles and 20 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 |
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
57%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Buick Encore: 53%
- About the same as the share for Buick: 59%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
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
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About three-quarters of the share for Buick Encore: 11%
- About half the share for Buick: 16%
- About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
16%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.9 times the share for Buick Encore: 8%
- About the same as the share for Buick: 15%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
32%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 80 percent of the share for Buick Encore: 39%
- About three-quarters of the share for Buick: 44%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2014 Buick Encore | Buick Encore | Buick | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 8.1% | 11.1% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 16.2% | 8.4% | 15.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 32.4% | 39.5% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 28 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 25 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| Dusk | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 4 |
| Illinois | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| Washington | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2024 | Menominee County, Michigan | US-41 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Adams County, Pennsylvania | SR-15 BLUE-GRAY HWY | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee | SR-53 S MCCRARY ST | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Crawford County, Arkansas | I-49 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | DeKalb County, Georgia | I-20 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Henagar, DeKalb County, Alabama | SR-40 | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Fayette County, Pennsylvania | US-40 NATIONAL PIKE | 5 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Clearfield County, Pennsylvania | SR-322 CLEARFIELD WOODLAND HWY | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2024 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | SSR-1009 MONROE RD | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Kent County, Michigan | ALDEN NASH AVE SE | 2 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | I-44 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida | MU-S DOUGLAS RD | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Marion County, South Carolina | US-501 HWY 501 | 1 |
| May 17, 2023 | Kings County, California | SR-198 LACEY BLVD | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Slinger, Washington County, Wisconsin | SR-60 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2023 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | US-6/US-63 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | Suwannee County, Florida | 198TH TERR | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2023 | Walla Walla County, Washington | US-12 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2022 | McLean County, Illinois | I-74 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Hardin County, Texas | SR-326 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Allen County, Indiana | ENGLE RD | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2022 | Sumner, Pierce County, Washington | THOMPSON ST | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2022 | Branch County, Michigan | CR-MARSHALL RD | 4 |
| Apr 11, 2022 | Larimer County, Colorado | CR-CENTENNIAL DR | 1 |
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.