Fatal crash profile · Model year
2020 Buick Encore
Compared with Buick Encore · Buick · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 28
- Fatal crashes
- 28
- Deaths inside
- 20
- Other deaths
- 11
Between 2020 and 2024, 28 vehicles described as 2020 Buick Encore were involved in 28 fatal crashes in the United States. 20 people died inside these vehicles and 11 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 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 |
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
65%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Buick Encore: 53%
- About the same as the share for Buick: 59%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
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
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Buick Encore: 11%
- About two-thirds of the share for Buick: 16%
- About 55 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
4%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 45 percent of the share for Buick Encore: 8%
- About one-quarter of the share for Buick: 15%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
57%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.4 times the share for Buick Encore: 39%
- About 1.3 times the share for Buick: 44%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2020 Buick Encore | Buick Encore | Buick | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 10.7% | 11.1% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 3.6% | 8.4% | 15.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 57.1% | 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 | 19 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Dusk | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 4 |
| Michigan | 3 |
| New York | 2 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2020 | Warren County, Tennessee | US-70S SR-1 SPARTA HWY | 2 |
| Aug 16, 2020 | Lombard, DuPage County, Illinois | MAPLE ST | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2020 | Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York | SR-298 COURT ST | 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.