Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick Encore

Compared with Buick · All vehicles

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%

8%

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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 16, 2023 DeKalb County, Alabama 1
Jun 14, 2023 Huntertown, Allen County, Indiana 1
Jun 9, 2023 Gary, Lake County, Indiana 1
Jun 4, 2023 Newark, Wayne County, New York 1
Jun 4, 2023 St. Landry Parish, Louisiana 1
May 30, 2023 Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York 1
May 24, 2023 Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan 1
May 17, 2023 Kings County, California 1
May 17, 2023 White County, Arkansas 1
May 9, 2023 Roanoke County, Virginia 1
May 9, 2023 Cullman, Cullman County, Alabama 1
May 8, 2023 Tom Green County, Texas 1
May 1, 2023 Clinton County, Ohio 1
Apr 30, 2023 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Apr 29, 2023 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Apr 28, 2023 Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota 1
Apr 26, 2023 Slinger, Washington County, Wisconsin 1
Apr 22, 2023 Rome, Floyd County, Georgia 1
Apr 19, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Apr 12, 2023 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Apr 12, 2023 Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee 1
Apr 1, 2023 Apopka, Orange County, Florida 1
Mar 27, 2023 Berks County, Pennsylvania 1
Mar 13, 2023 Washoe County, Nevada 1
Mar 13, 2023 Poweshiek County, Iowa 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.