Buick Verano

297 complaints across 5 scored model years and 11 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Buick Verano Full report

Grade 2012–2016

2014 vs model median 1.1×

Model median3× median

Electrical 15

Tires & Wheels 12

Engine 7

Weakest

2013 · 2014

Best

2015 · 2016

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Buick Verano
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2012	1.00×	49	C
2013	1.03×	75	C
2014	1.06×	73	C
2015	0.60×	36	A
2016	0.82×	59	B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	24
City / Highway	21 / 30
Engine	2L, 4 cyl
Drive	Front-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,550

Recalls

11 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
14V300000	AIR BAGS	2012	31,520
23V870000	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW	2014	20,712
23V674000	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW	2014	9,264
16V502000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION	2013–2016	8,367
13V023000	AIR BAGS	2012	4,167
14V417000	EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL	2013, 2014	2,990
12V522000	AIR BAGS	2012	2,949
25V764000	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW	2014	2,099

+ 3 further campaigns

Others in Compact Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura ILX	20142016	C
Audi A3	20152017	C
BMW 1 Series	none flagged	C
BMW I3	none flagged	C
Chevrolet Bolt EV	2017	C
Chevrolet Cobalt	none flagged	C
Chevrolet Cruze	20112012	C
Chevrolet HHR	none flagged	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2014 Verano

Complaints in window: 73
Severity-weighted: 109
Model median (weighted): 103
vs model median: 1.06×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 6
Open investigations: 0

Score 58.6 C