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Every model year 2016–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

11 Model years 2016–2026
15 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years
248 Complaints owner reports, all years
A Newest grade 2026 Safety Signal
2018 Best on record cleanest filed year
Buick Envision — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Buick Envision · Photo: Anonymousfox36 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Every Buick Envision model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year
YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2026GasA10★★★★★25 mpg
2025GasA010★★★★★24 mpg
2024GasA113★★★★★24 mpg
2023GasA126★★★★★26 mpg
2022GasA126★★★★★26 mpg
2021GasA223★★★★★26 mpg
2020GasA012★★★★★25 mpg
2019GasA023★★★★★25 mpg
2018GasA015★★★★★25 mpg
2017GasC481★★★★★25 mpg
2016GasC519★★★★★22 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road
Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2018

On the filed record so far, the 2018 is the cleanest Envision year we hold, and the 2016 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

YearSafety SignalRecalls /yrComplaints /yr
2018A02
2020A02
2019A03
2022A0.26
2023A0.39
2021A0.45
2017C0.49
2016C0.52
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What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record
  • 2026: best combined mpg 24 → 25
  • 2024: best combined mpg 26 → 24; 2 → 1 EPA configurations
  • 2021: best combined mpg 25 → 26; 3 → 2 EPA configurations
  • 2017: best combined mpg 22 → 25; 1 → 3 EPA configurations

Common questions about the Buick Envision

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Buick Envision year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2018 Envision comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (100/100), 0 recalls and 15 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Buick Envision years should I avoid?

No Envision model year carries a D or F Safety Signal or a standing advisory. The ranking page orders every year on recalls and complaints per year on the road, and says why.

How many recalls does the Buick Envision have?

Across model years 2016–2026, NHTSA has posted 15 recall campaigns for the Buick Envision. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.