Buick Verano

Buick Sedan 2012–2017 · coverage building

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Make
Buick
Model
Buick Verano
Year range
2012–2017 · coverage building
Generation
Coverage for this page is given by model year rather than a confirmed generation.
Vehicle taxonomy
Verano

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Model-year coverage for this vehicle is confirmed from the structured US and Canada dataset. Vehicle-specific problem evidence has not been published for it yet.

Known checks by year range

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This page carries confirmed model-year and powertrain coverage. Recall, complaint and fault evidence for this model is still being expanded, and this page updates as that evidence is published.

What is on the record for the Buick Verano

Owner complaints for this model most often concern:

  • Electrical system244 (18.2%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2013–2017.
  • Engine224 (16.7%)
  • Air bags (restraint system)186 (13.9%)Official recall records for this system: 15, covering model years 2012–2014.

Where a mileage was given (584 reports), it averaged 48,515 miles.

These are counts of records held, not a failure rate: no vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability score can be derived from it.

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Short answer

If you are checking a used Buick Verano, start here. This hub collects compact sedan buyer checks, future common-problem pages, OBD clues, and year-window risk notes as they are reviewed.

Key takeaways

  • This Buick Verano page is a vehicle hub, not a final reliability verdict. Verify open recalls by VIN, scan for stored codes before buying, and use sourced fault/year pages when they are available.

If you are checking a used Buick Verano, this hub is the starting point. It is built to gather the practical questions a buyer or owner actually has: what usually goes wrong, which year windows deserve caution, what warning signs matter, and what to check before money changes hands.

The Buick Verano is tracked here as a compact sedan coverage hub. This page is a researched coverage page, not a final reliability verdict. Specific defect claims should come from sourced child pages, not guesswork.

Before buying or ignoring symptoms, verify open recalls by VIN, scan for stored OBD codes, check service history, and use any linked CarFaultIQ fault or symptom pages to decide the next practical step.

Official evidence for this model

Coverage below spans the explicitly mapped model years. Records do not apply to every model year or configuration.

US safety recalls

11 distinct official identifiers · US

Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.

  • 25V764000 — model years 2014

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Buick Verano and Chevrolet Cruze vehicles. The left and/or right-side roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflators located on the roof rails above the headliner, may rupture at the inflator weld joint.

  • 23V870000 — model years 2014

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Buick Verano and Chevrolet Cruze vehicles. The left and/or right-side roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflators may rupture at the inflator weld joint. This recall is an expansion of Recall 23V-674.

  • 23V674000 — model years 2014

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Buick Verano and Chevrolet Cruze vehicles. The left and/or right-side roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflators located on the roof rails above the headliner, may rupture at the inflator weld joint.

Official NHTSA source

Manufacturer communications / TSBs

2,000 distinct official identifiers · US

Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.

  • 11035340 — model years 2015, 2016, 2017

    PI to help diagnose A/C concern

  • 11032947 — model years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

    This document provides the technician with a diagnostic tip if the vehicle stalls and set diagnostic trouble code P0191 and may also set P0172. The diagnostic tip has the technician inspect the high pressure fuel pump body markings to confirm it is an original manufacture…

  • 11030974 — model years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

    This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.

Official NHTSA source

US defect investigations

1 distinct official identifiers · US

An investigation records a regulator review of a suspected defect. It is not automatically a finding or a recall.

  • RQ13002 — model years 2012

    Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.

Official NHTSA source

Canadian recalls

13 distinct official identifiers · CA

Canadian-market records remain separate from US campaigns. Confirm applicability with Transport Canada and the manufacturer.

  • 2025615 — model years 2014

    Issue: On certain vehicles, the inflator for the side curtain airbag could rupture at the inflator weld joint and cause the side curtain airbag to inflate without a crash. Note: This is an expansion of Transport Canada recall nos. 2023-520 and 2023-693. Certain vehicles that…

  • 2023693 — model years 2014

    Issue: On certain vehicles, the inflator for the side curtain airbag could rupture at the inflator weld joint and cause the side curtain airbag to inflate without a crash. Note: This is an expansion of Transport Canada recall no. 2023-520. Safety Risk: A side curtain…

  • 2023520 — model years 2014

    Issue: On certain vehicles, the inflator for the side curtain airbag could rupture at the inflator weld joint and cause the side curtain airbag to inflate without a crash. Safety Risk: A side curtain airbag that inflates without a crash could create a risk of…

Official Transport Canada source

US owner complaint reports

440 distinct reports · US

Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 120 reports
  • ENGINE: 109 reports
  • AIR BAGS: 93 reports

A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.

Official NHTSA source

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Used-car checks

No structured used-car checks are verified on this model hub yet.

Recall/safety notes

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