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Used 2020 Buick Encore Consumer Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

The car I didn't know I would fall for

Carol , 12/30/2019
2019 Buick Encore Preferred 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Very roomy,I am 6ft.tall and I sat in the back seat and it was comfortable.

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3 out of 5 stars

2019 Buick Encore Sports Utility

Francese, 02/12/2020
2019 Buick Encore Sport Touring 4dr SUV AWD (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
9 of 21 people found this review helpful

When I stopped to really look/drive the vehicle..the $20K+ was only paying from the front seats forward...absolutely no room in rear seat area and not much cargo room.. I am glad it did not work out for me to buy it...I would have been sorry after a few weeks.

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3 out of 5 stars

No wonder the American car industry is in decline

JW, 09/12/2020
2019 Buick Encore Sport Touring 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
5 of 11 people found this review helpful

Drove this car for four days as a rental car. It's an odd car to drive. The proportions feel off, with the car being quite tall but very narrow which creates a tree house effect which isn't reassuring on the road. The engine is underpowered, fuel economy isn't anything to brag about and overall the car feels "cheap" as there is lots of hard plastic all over, the switch gear feels like it's going to fall apart any minute, closing the doors create as very hollow "bang". Some of the interior engineering is odd, too. For example, the adjustment for the seat recline is place right where the seat belt is, making it hard to find and difficult to get to. On the up side, ApplePlay is well integrated and easy to use. Overall, the car drives, but why would anyone buy this car when you can get a bigger and much better RAV4 for just a $2-3k more?

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

WORST vehicle EVER, well most USELESS vehicle

Beth, 01/30/2020
updated 02/08/2021
2020 Buick Encore Sport Touring 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
30 of 89 people found this review helpful

Ok, the ford super duty 6.0 was the worst but this is a USELESS vehicle. CANT get a kayak rack to go to the river for a day of fun. CANT get a trailer hitch to pull a trailer for the kayaks. CANT get off road/snow tires to get up the driveway in winter!! Thats a dozen 2 mile walks in deep snow every week all winter carrying 50 pound feed bags up a steep hill, as the SUV gets parked at the street and we have to walk home!!!! Cant get a remote start which is an available option- but the dealer cant add it later- as we were told. This thing may be OK to go a mile to work- in town ONLY- in Texas, but its totally useless for ANYTHING else- anywhere else. No where near the space or use-ability of the RAV4 we traded in. THAT RAV-4 WOULD CARRY EVERYTHING WE WANTED ANYWHERE. (with AT2 tires it would bust through 4 ft deep snow drifts without hesitation). Computer has glitches but the heater, radio, cruise and wipers work well. We are stuck as we only get a vehicle every 18 years. BIG DISAPPOINTMENT, NEVER again Buick.

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2 out of 5 stars

Gutless and cramped

D.sata, 07/31/2020
2019 Buick Encore 1SV 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
5 of 14 people found this review helpful

The front headrest is ridiculous and tilts the head so far forward. Do not attempt to take this car on a road trip! Very uncomfortable. Car doesn't even have punch. Gutless

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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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