Reliability & cost of ownership
Buick Envision Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Buick Envision? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Buick Envision problems by model year
14 recall entries and 239 owner complaints on file across 10 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Envision | 0 | 9 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Envision | 1 | 11 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Envision | 1 | 25 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Envision | 1 | 25 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Envision | 2 | 23 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Envision | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Envision | 0 | 23 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Envision | 0 | 13 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Envision | 4 | 81 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Envision | 5 | 19 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Buick Envision, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system68 complaints
- service brakes51 complaints
- engine37 complaints
- power train31 complaints
- unknown or other31 complaints
- steering18 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system14 complaints
- suspension13 complaints