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
Jun 17, 2024	El Mirage, Maricopa County, Arizona	N EL MIRAGE RD	1
Jun 14, 2024	DeKalb County, Georgia	I-20	1
Jun 5, 2024	Hermantown, St. Louis County, Minnesota	US-53 MILLER TRUNK HWY	1
Jun 3, 2024	Washtenaw County, Michigan	SR-153 FORD RD	1
Jun 1, 2024	Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan	WEBBER ST	1
May 22, 2024	Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan	MIDDLEBELT RD	1
May 10, 2024	Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky	SR-2155 NEW HARTFORD RD	1
May 8, 2024	Somerset County, Pennsylvania	SR-31 GLADES PKE	1
Apr 26, 2024	Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri	MU-N PLATTE PURCHASE DR	1
Apr 24, 2024	Wheeling, Cook County, Illinois	MU-LAKE COOK RD	1
Apr 23, 2024	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	SR-57 N 27TH ST	2
Apr 19, 2024	Coopertown, Robertson County, Tennessee	SR-49	1
Apr 18, 2024	Henagar, DeKalb County, Alabama	SR-40	1
Apr 17, 2024	Saline County, Illinois	US-45	1
Apr 13, 2024	Oakland County, Michigan	I-75	1
Apr 7, 2024	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	N 24TH ST	1
Apr 4, 2024	Blount County, Tennessee	US-321 SR-73 E LAMAR ALEXANDE	2
Mar 31, 2024	Cumberland County, Pennsylvania	SR-641 TRINDLE RD	1
Mar 26, 2024	Fayette County, Pennsylvania	US-40 NATIONAL PIKE	5
Mar 20, 2024	Moose Lake, Carlton County, Minnesota	SR-73	1
Mar 11, 2024	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	IRINGTON RD	1
Mar 7, 2024	Walled Lake, Oakland County, Michigan	OSPREY ST	1
Mar 5, 2024	Clearfield County, Pennsylvania	SR-322 CLEARFIELD WOODLAND HWY	1
Mar 3, 2024	Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut	SR-69 WEST ST	1
Jan 30, 2024	Flint, Genesee County, Michigan	BALLENGER HWY	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.