Buick Verano years to avoid (and the best years)

431 NHTSA owner complaints and 11 recalls across 5 model years, 2012 to 2016. Built from NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, generated October 26, 2026.

431complaints
11recalls
18reported crashes
5reported fires
17reported injuries

Which Buick Verano years should you avoid?

No Buick Verano model year stands out from the others in NHTSA owner complaints. The typical Buick Verano year has 101 complaints on file.

What are the best Buick Verano years?

The Buick Verano years with the fewest complaints on file are the 2015 (58), 2016 (59) and 2014 (101). Model years after 2023 are left out: they have not been on the road long enough to compare.

NHTSA does not publish sales figures, so these are complaint counts, not a rate per car on the road. A year that sold more cars collects more complaints, and older years have had longer to collect them.

Every model year

Year	Complaints	vs typical year	Recalls	Crashes	Injuries	Our read	Most reported
2016	59	0.6×	2	1	2	Few red flags	Airbags
2015	58	0.6×	0	2	1	Few red flags	Electrical system
2014	101	1.0×	6	3	7	Few red flags	Electrical system
2013	107	1.1×	3	4	3	Few red flags	Engine
2012	106	1.0×	3	8	4	Few red flags	Engine

Most reported problem areas

Share of the 2 complaints sorted by system, all years together.

Other systems2 (100%)

Recalls (11)

Airbags · 25V764000 · Nov 2025 · model year 2014
An inflator that ruptures may partially inflate the air bag and cause sharp metal fragments to enter or exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of an injury.
Airbags · 23V870000 · Dec 2023 · model year 2014
An inflator that ruptures may partially inflate the air bag and cause sharp metal fragments to enter or exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of an injury.
Airbags · 23V674000 · Sep 2023 · model year 2014
An inflator that ruptures may partially inflate the air bag and cause sharp metal fragments to enter or exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of an injury.
Airbags · 23V516000 · Jul 2023 · model year 2013
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fuel system · 16V595000 · Aug 2016 · model year 2016
If the fuel line contacts the engine, the fuel line may wear, resulting in a fuel leak and increasing the risk of a fire.
Electrical system · 16V502000 · Jul 2016 · model years 2013, 2014, 2016
If the key is removed without the transmission in PARK, the vehicle may rollaway as occupants are exiting, increasing the risk of injury.
Safety · 14V417000 · Jul 2014 · model years 2013, 2014
Exposed wires increase the risk of electrical shock and personal injury if the cord is handled while it is plugged in.
Airbags · 14V300000 · Jun 2014 · model year 2012
If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, that air bag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.
Transmission · 14V092000 · Feb 2014 · model year 2014
If a vehicle's shift cable disengages from the transmission shift lever, a driver may be unable to shift gear positions and the indicated shift position may not represent the gear position the vehicle is in. Should a disengagement occur while the vehicle is being driven, when the driver goes to stop and park the vehicle, the driver may be able to shift the lever to the "PARK" position, but the vehicle transmission may not be in the "PARK" gear position. If the vehicle is not in the "PARK" position there is a risk the vehicle will roll away as the driver and other occupants exit the vehicle or anytime thereafter. A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
Airbags · 13V023000 · Jan 2013 · model year 2012
If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, that air bag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.
Airbags · 12V522000 · Oct 2012 · model year 2012
If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal airbag, that airbag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.