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
Jan 26, 2024	Carson, Los Angeles County, California	I-405 RAMP	1
Jan 11, 2024	Christian County, Kentucky	SR-107 GREENVILLE RD	1
Jan 7, 2024	Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	SSR-1009 MONROE RD	1
Jan 2, 2024	Scott County, Iowa	US-67/GREAT RIVER RD	1
Dec 27, 2023	Hungerford, Wharton County, Texas	SR-60	1
Dec 27, 2023	Gloucester County, New Jersey	US-322 BYP STEPHEN M SWEENEY W	1
Dec 20, 2023	Coalinga, Fresno County, California	POLK ST	1
Dec 13, 2023	Wood County, Ohio	CR-103 ROACHTON RD	1
Dec 13, 2023	Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana	CR-WOODSMALL DR	2
Dec 10, 2023	McKinley County, New Mexico	I-40	1
Dec 6, 2023	Kent County, Michigan	ALDEN NASH AVE SE	2
Dec 1, 2023	Toombs County, Georgia	US-280/SR 30	1
Nov 27, 2023	Runnels County, Texas	US-67	1
Nov 20, 2023	Danville, Boone County, West Virginia	US-119	1
Nov 18, 2023	Clark County, Nevada	SR-582	1
Nov 17, 2023	Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio	MU-ALAMEDA AVE	1
Nov 15, 2023	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	I-44	1
Nov 12, 2023	LaPorte County, Indiana	US-421	1
Nov 11, 2023	Chatham County, North Carolina	SSR-1953 ASBURY CHURCH RD	1
Nov 6, 2023	Gurnee, Lake County, Illinois	N HUNT CLUB RD	1
Oct 31, 2023	Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas	I-540	1
Oct 30, 2023	Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee	I-65	1
Oct 29, 2023	Bagdad, Yavapai County, Arizona	CR-15	1
Oct 28, 2023	Berkeley County, South Carolina	SR-100 HALFWAY CREEK RD	1
Oct 22, 2023	Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida	MU-S DOUGLAS RD	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.