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Buick Envision years to avoid

The Buick Envision years to avoid are 2017, 2022 — each drew complaint volumes well above the model's norm or has an open safety investigation. The 2026 is the cleanest year on record.

350

Total complaints

9

Recall campaigns

2016–2026

Years covered

2

Years to avoid

Complaints by model year

Buick Envision NHTSA complaints by model year113 complaints2016: 27 complaints2017: 113 complaints2018: 20 complaints2019: 33 complaints2020: 19 complaints2021: 33 complaints2022: 42 complaints2023: 37 complaints2024: 18 complaints2025: 8 complaints2026: 0 complaints
Buick Envision NHTSA complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Envision years to avoid

YearWhyComplaints
2017High complaint rate113
2022High complaint rate42

Every Envision year

YearComplaintsRecalls
202601
202580
2024181
2023371
2022avoid421
2021332
2020190
2019330
2018200
2017avoid1134
2016275

Common questions

What are the worst Buick Envision years?

Based on NHTSA complaint rates and open investigations, the Envision years to avoid are 2017, 2022. The cleanest year on record is 2026.

What is the best year for the Buick Envision?

By complaint volume, 2026 has the cleanest NHTSA record among Envision years with enough data to compare.

How many recalls does the Buick Envision have?

Across all model years, the Envision has 9 distinct NHTSA recall campaigns and 350 consumer complaints on file.

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.