Used 2020 Buick Encore Consumer Reviews
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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2020 Encore, so we've included reviews for other years of the Encore since its last redesign.
Love this little SVU
SLICK, 04/09/2023
2020 Buick Encore Preferred 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Drives nice comfort on the highway, easy to park, met all my hauling needs with seats down, highway mpg great, city mpg needs to improve.
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Great Crossover SUV
Beau's Mom, 03/27/2024
updated 03/28/2025
2019 Buick Encore Sport Touring 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I purchased a 2019 Buick Encore Sport Touring in August 2019 brand new and have absolutely no buyers' remorse. The Encore is fun to drive, extremely quiet and plenty of power when needed. I love the way the Encore looks outside and in, and the interior cabin features (power driver's seat, underpassenger storage, interior door storage and center console) are great. I chose the Sport Touring trim level because I wanted the fog lights.
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Rental, Not bad! 50mpg coming 2025
Bill in SF, 08/03/2019
2019 Buick Encore Essence 4dr SUV AWD (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
15 of 54 people found this review helpful
I am not obese or elderly. I'm a financial auditor; based in San Francisco. My personal car is a Japanese Luxury SUV. I was issued a 2019 AWD model. I was fortunate enough to get a white fully loaded model. I was assigned a fraud case in Kitsap County. The FBI agent assigned to my case had a base Ford sedan. That's the difference in being gov't employed and working for the top financial auditing firm in the USA. Needless to say we used the Buick lol. The entire 7 days I had this car I was impressed. Given the amount The 1.4 lacked guts off the line. However, once the engine reached 3000rpm it pulled well. Given the amount of mismanagement, it was clear that charges would be filed. More agents arrived, the Credit Union and certain members of the staff disappeared. The Special Agent's car suddenly had 4 flat tires and smashed windows. The entire town morphed. We confiscated everything. We were able to pack all evidence into the Buick. That night after delivering the evidence to Seattle a Camry with blacked-out windows tried to pass. the little Buick pulled hard. The car warning lights worked to perfection. This car was amazingly equiped. It has a warning that lets you know that there is a car in you blind spot. The special agent drove and was able to prevent a possible overtake. Every time the Camry tried to pass, we were on a single lane road, the passing indication in the power side-view mirrors flashed and we were able to prevent it from passing. Unlike my Japanese car which is Japanese in every detail, the Buick didn't have sensitivity adjustments. The parking sensors were far too sensitive. Backing out of a side road we ditch the Camry. the sensors used to warn that someone or another vehicle was overly sensitive and I could not find an adjust to tune the sensitivity. The Bose entertainment console wasn't just a name. Spotify has a built-in eq. I was able to pair immediately. The system remembered my phone and everytime I entered the car remembered and paired immediately, it bumped. Listening to 2-Short and Bay Area Rapper J. Stalin and YG left me impressed! There are 2 subwoofers. One subwoofer in the trunk and one under the driver side passenger seat. While it wasn't super powerful, the bump would cause the mirrors to vibrate. After a full day of cranking the Bose audio, a rattle appeared. It was the tire change tools. GM finally makes a decent sunroof, I should say designed. I was disappointed that many of the parts shipped for final assembly were made in Mexico. Then shipped to Korea for final assembly. I wasn't consoled to learn that this car while "American" is American in name only. Tires were top-notch made in USA Continental Tires. This car was light, under 3000lbs! The light weight was evident. Panic stops hauled the Encore to a controlled stop. Light cars while great for gas mileage slamming the rear hatch and the doors left a metallic echo. This hollowness wasn't apparent on the freeway. At the speed limit and above I felt like I was in a larger car. The Encore rides like a much larger vehicle. Quiet, On an evening road trip to Vancouver I was unable to hear much. This is a small car this delivers impressive technology. Drive and passenger semi powered seat. While the provides power assisted pitch, back and forth and lumbar, the back support is manual? That a huge omission! You won't regret buying this little car. You'll be pleased with the strong engine that delivers a solid kick. The dialed non-CVT transmission is best in class. That's right, for all the impressive engine management this car has gears. When the engine is floored the car shifts to stay in it's powerband. Shifts are timed perfectly. I had to smile when it shifted. The engine would pull like mad and keeps the power coming in gobs Remember this engine is only 1.4 liters. The same size engine as those whiny little Fiats. The engine screams in protest if over-revved. Whiiiiiiinnnnnnnneeee! Great engine transmission tuning. Get your thrills while you can. All these Turbo engines while offering an apparent increase in performance and while modern, cars like the Encore are a dying breed. Starting sometime in 2025 cars like this will have to average a federally mandated 50MPG. CVT transmissions are coming. Companies like Subaru and Honda already have their entire lineups so equipped. Read Subaru reviews. Non-turbo, 4500lb outbacks powered by a 2.5lt engine. Snails. Before you're through paying for this car it will be junked. I know from experience that the average owner won't pay for the Turbo repairs. These turbo engines run crazy hot. All engine components including the plastic fiber intake manifolds become brittle and around 170,000 miles are done. A water pump change or even a head gasket means the front of the car needs to be dropped. Enjoy this car. Don't pay retail. Remember it won't last.
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Sucks to suck
Ricky, 04/15/2019
2019 Buick Encore 1SV 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
14 of 161 people found this review helpful
Crappy car, very little trunk space and rear seat space. Handling is complete garbage. Completely confused seeing 12 positive reviews. Please do yourself a favor and do not buy this vehicle, it was very unfortunate when I received this vehicle as a rental.
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The Essence of Awesome!!
Charlene , 06/11/2022
2019 Buick Encore Essence 4dr SUV AWD (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
This is an awesome car!! It is so beautiful! It handles so well and has such a smooth ride! I absolutely love it!!❤️