Buick Verano

The 2017 Verano in brief

The 2017 Buick Verano is a compact car offered with a 2.4L 4-cyl engine and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 184 inches long and 71 inches wide on a 106-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,300 lb.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 24 MPG combined (21 city / 31 highway), 11% worse than the 2017 compact car average of 26.9 MPG, for an estimated $2,800 a year in fuel.

In NHTSA crash testing it earned the top 5-star overall rating.

It has 1 recall campaign on file and owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the electrical system.

The Buick Verano has 6 model years in our data, from 2012 to 2017.

Its most efficient year was 2015 at 25 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 24 to 25 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the electrical system (111), engine (93), air bags (90).

Buying used? 2017 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2016 is the year to avoid.

2014 has the most recalls (6); all years together count 11 campaigns and 385 owner complaints.

How the 2012 Verano compares

The 2012 Buick Verano is a compact car offered with a 2.4L 4-cyl engine and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 184 inches long and 71 inches wide on a 106-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,300 lb.

About the Buick Verano

The Buick Verano is a compact car manufactured by General Motors' Buick brand from 2011 to 2016. It debuted at the North American International Auto Show on January 10, 2011, during a preview of Buick's then upcoming 2012 model. It is the first compact marketed by Buick in the United States since the 1998 Buick Skylark. Verano is Spanish for summer.

From the Wikipedia article "Buick Verano (North America)", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.