Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick Encore

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 370
Fatal crashes: 370
Deaths inside: 215
Other deaths: 193

Between 2020 and 2024, 370 vehicles described as Buick Encore were involved in 370 fatal crashes in the United States. 215 people died inside these vehicles and 193 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	54
2021	67
2022	82
2023	88
2024	79

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	31	29
2021	40	31
2022	49	42
2023	49	47
2024	46	44

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 two-thirds of the share for Buick: 16%
About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About half the share for Buick: 15%
About half the share for all vehicles: 18%

39%

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

About 90 percent of the share for Buick: 44%
About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Buick Encore	Buick	All vehicles
Driver speeding	11.1%	16.1%	19.0%
Driver drinking	8.4%	15.4%	17.7%
At night	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	252
Cloudy	54
Rain	27
Fog, Smog, Smoke	15
Snow	2

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	217
Dark - Not Lighted	69
Dark - Lighted	59
Dusk	14
Dawn	6

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
Texas	32
Michigan	28
Florida	26
Indiana	21
Ohio	19
Tennessee	18
Pennsylvania	15
Illinois	14
Georgia	14
California	13

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Buick Encore by model year

2021 14 crashes
2020 28 crashes
2019 77 crashes
2018 51 crashes
2017 54 crashes
2016 36 crashes
2015 49 crashes
2014 37 crashes
2013 20 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
Dec 18, 2021	Somerset County, Maryland	US-13	1
Dec 18, 2021	Alton, Madison County, Illinois	SR-100 MCADAMS PKWY	1
Dec 18, 2021	Franklin County, Illinois	SR-148	2
Dec 16, 2021	Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey	SR-55	1
Dec 16, 2021	Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan	CR-W 12 MILE RD	1
Dec 15, 2021	Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York	HORTON AVE	1
Dec 12, 2021	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia	I-85 S	1
Dec 9, 2021	Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin	PALMER DR	1
Dec 8, 2021	New Kent County, Virginia	I-64	1
Nov 21, 2021	Aburn Hills, Oakland County, Michigan	DREXELGATE PKWY	1
Nov 18, 2021	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	NE 23RD ST	1
Nov 11, 2021	Gray County, Texas	SR-152	1
Nov 6, 2021	Warren County, Illinois	SR-135	2
Nov 3, 2021	Independence County, Arkansas	SR-122-1	1
Nov 2, 2021	Grand Terrace, San Bernardino County, California	I-5	1
Oct 31, 2021	Osceola County, Florida	US-192	1
Oct 30, 2021	Montgomery County, Tennessee	SR-149	1
Oct 29, 2021	Ware County, Georgia	SR-38	1
Oct 22, 2021	Bolingbrook, Will County, Illinois	E BOUGHTON RD	1
Oct 18, 2021	Sedgwick County, Kansas	E 63RD ST	1
Oct 4, 2021	Fairfax County, Virginia	CR-644	1
Oct 4, 2021	Midland, Midland County, Texas	I-20	1
Sep 20, 2021	Bratenahl, Cuyahoga County, Ohio	I-90 CLEV MEM SHOREWAY	1
Sep 20, 2021	Johnston County, North Carolina	SSR-1700 COVERED BRIDGE RD	1
Sep 16, 2021	Randolph County, Illinois	CR-7	1

Compare Buick Encore 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.