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.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/vehicles-by-year/buick/encore" title="Vehicles in fatal crashes by year" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

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.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/deaths-by-year/buick/encore" title="Deaths in these crashes by year" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

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.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/crash-factors/buick/encore" title="Crash factors compared" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

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.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/weather/buick/encore" title="Weather at the time of the crash" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

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.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/lighting/buick/encore" title="Light conditions at the time of the crash" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

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.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/top-states/buick/encore" title="States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

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
Oct 10, 2024	Walton County, Florida	US-98	1
Oct 9, 2024	Stark County, Illinois	TS-500 N	1
Oct 3, 2024	Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma	N PORTER AVE	1
Oct 3, 2024	Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota	CR-56 CONCORD BLVD E	1
Oct 1, 2024	Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee	SR-53 S MCCRARY ST	1
Sep 15, 2024	Pasquotank County, North Carolina	SSR-1169 PITTS CHAPEL RD	1
Sep 11, 2024	Washtenaw County, Michigan	US-12	2
Sep 10, 2024	Reedley, Fresno County, California	G ST	1
Sep 2, 2024	Henry County, Ohio	CR-17D	1
Sep 1, 2024	Absecon, Atlantic County, New Jersey	US-30	1
Aug 30, 2024	Crawford County, Arkansas	I-49	1
Aug 22, 2024	Woolwich, Sagadahoc County, Maine	US-1	1
Aug 21, 2024	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	I-49	1
Aug 21, 2024	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	SR-115	1
Jul 25, 2024	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	I-465 EB	1
Jul 16, 2024	Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan	CENTRE AVE	1
Jul 13, 2024	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	US-41/LAKE SHORE DR	1
Jul 8, 2024	Hadley, Saratoga County, New York	SR-7 SOUTH SHORE RD	1
Jul 4, 2024	York County, Nebraska	US-34	1
Jul 4, 2024	Fayetteville, Fayette County, Georgia	SR-005400	1
Jul 2, 2024	Muhlenberg County, Kentucky	SR-70	1
Jun 26, 2024	Washington County, Virginia	I-81	1
Jun 26, 2024	Erie County, Pennsylvania	SR-8 WATTSBURG RD	1
Jun 25, 2024	Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee	I-24	1
Jun 17, 2024	Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia	SOUTHERN AVE SE	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.