The Lemon IndexBuick Verano reliability.
Is it reliable? Mostly. About three-quarters as many complaints as the average car.
Better than average · 2012–2016
What owners say on YouTube
2012–2017 Verano · 198 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Nothing stands out.
Fixes owners look up most
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2015 Buick Verano FWD: A Nice Little Car. Real world review and testGallup Journey Test Drives · 145K viewsPraise and complaints: the share of each generation's most-watched videos that mention a topic with a praise or trouble word next to it, in the title or what's said. YouTube rank: how positive owners and reviewers sound, compared with every car of the same model year. It measures tone, not failure rates. Videos belong to their creators; we link to them.
Fewest complaints
2015.
Every year. Lower is better. Tap a year for its full report.
Newest year first. Red = worse than average, gray = about average or too few complaints to score. #1, #2… = that year's YouTube rank among the 5 Buick Verano years with enough videos (#1 = the year owners and reviewers talk about most positively). It is not a reliability rank.
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<iframe src="https://lemonindex.com/embed/cars/buick-verano/" title="Buick Verano reliability by model year (The Lemon Index)" width="100%" height="330" style="border:0;max-width:720px" loading="lazy"></iframe><p style="font-size:13px;margin:4px 0 0">Data: <a href="https://lemonindex.com/cars/buick-verano/">Lemon Index</a> (Buick Verano reliability by year)</p>YouTube rank: we read 198 YouTube videos about the Buick Verano, 2012 to 2017, and ranked every year by how much they praise it vs. how much they talk about problems. YouTube's favorite: 2014. Old cars rank lower partly because most of their videos are repair and restoration videos. A gray dot means not enough data yet: under 10 videos, or a new year with no owner complaints to compare.
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Quick answers.
Is the Buick Verano reliable?
Mostly. It draws about three-quarters as many complaints as the average car, but YouTube owners complain about it more than about most cars its age. Fewest complaints: 2015.
Is the Buick Verano a good car?
Yes, it draws fewer complaints than the average car, by owner complaints to the government per car sold (2012-2016: Lemon Index 75; 100 is average). Some years are much better than others: 2015 drew the fewest complaints and 2016 the most.
What are the best Buick Verano years to buy?
By owner complaints per car sold: 2015, 2012, 2014. 2015 drew the fewest.
What Buick Verano years should you stay away from?
The 3 years with the most complaints per car sold: 2016 (about average, Lemon Index 101), 2013 (better than average, Lemon Index 82). 100 is the average car; lower is better.
How many recalls does the Buick Verano have?
15 safety recalls across the 6 model years we track. Most: 2014 (6), 2012 (3), 2013 (3). Each year's page lists them, and every Buick Verano recall is in one list here.
What are the most common Buick Verano problems?
Across every year, owners' complaints to the government name electrical, engine and airbags most. Some years are much worse than others: see the chart above.
Every year in one table
| Year | Index | Compared with average | Complaints | Top complaint | Recalls | Crash test | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 67 | about two-thirds as many complaints as the average car | 31 | engine (29%) | 3 | — | 24 |
| 2013 | 82 | somewhat fewer complaints than the average car | 46 | engine (28%) | 3 | ★★★★★ | 24 |
| 2014 | 71 | about three-quarters as many complaints as the average car | 35 | electrical (37%) | 6 | ★★★★★ | 24 |
| 2015 | 45 | about half as many complaints as the average car | 16 | electrical (19%) | 0 | ★★★★★ | 24–25 |
| 2016 | 101 | about average | 31 | airbags (39%) | 2 | ★★★★★ | 24 |
| 2017 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 1 | body structure (100%) | 1 | ★★★★★ | 24 |
The Lemon Index counts owner complaints filed with the U.S. government (NHTSA) in a car's first 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model years (100 = average, lower is better). It measures complaints, not crash safety. U.S. sales source: goodcarbadcar.net. How it works
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