2012 Buick VERANO - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2012 Buick Verano has not been rated for overall safety by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It does come equipped with electronic stability control, which is a great feature for improving vehicle stability and reducing the risk of accidents. However, it does not have forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems which are advanced safety technologies that could further enhance the safety of the car.

In terms of complaints and recalls, the 2012 Buick Verano has received a total of 102 complaints and 3 recalls. While the number of complaints is relatively high, the number of recalls is within an acceptable range for a vehicle of this age. It is always recommended to stay up to date with any recalls and address them promptly to ensure the safety and reliability of the vehicle.

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Complaint Count

102

Recall Count

3

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2012 Buick Verano 4 DR FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2012 Buick Verano 4 DR FWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2012 Buick Verano 4 DR FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2012 Buick Verano 4 DR FWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2012 Score 2017 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 5
Front Crash Driver Side Rating Not Rated 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated 5

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2012 Score 2017 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating Not Rated 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2012 Score 2017 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5

Complaints for the 2012 Buick VERANO

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"oil consumption- burning through 2 qts of oil every 2000 miles. no warning lights coming on. last oil change my car had no oil in it."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2023-04-04
Complaint:
"my car started burning an excessive amount of oil this caused my car to die with no engine warning while driving. my mechanic found it to be completely out of oil. the car only has 67000 miles on it and now i have to constantly put oil in the car. it does not leak it just burns oil. i just drove 400 miles and when i got to my destination my car was completely out of oil again. my motor is not going to last if this keeps happening."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2021-08-09
Complaint:
"technical service bulletin #13-06-01-003h (tsb 003h) in regards to gm’s 2.4l engines & excessive oil consumption. (https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/mc-10116880-9999.pdf) this release not only concedes a persistent issue found in at least six gm models, but more importantly fails to acknowledge the serious and fatal risks as a result of the oil consumption defect. as a direct result of gm's known defect, i was left in a dangerous situation. i crossed a divided residential street, engine stalled and the vehicle turned off, stranded in the middle. it is not unreasonable to imagine other similar situations occurring, leaving people directly susceptible to serious injury or death. here, the dipstick was completely dry. it took two quarts before any oil appeared on the dipstick. the oil light did not illuminate and i was approximately 1500 miles from my next scheduled oil service. the diagnosis: pistons excessively worn from lack of oil, engine failure. my situation is not unique. https://www.carcomplaints.com/buick/verano/2012/engine/engine.shtml sanchez et al v. general motors llc, found in favor of the plaintiffs. the issue: the oil consumption defect, found in 2010-13 equinox & terrain, both vehicles listed on tsb 003h with the 2012 verano. https://www.classaction.org/media/sanchez-et-al-v-general-motors-llc.pdf the primary cause: faulty piston rings and defective crankcase ventilation system, leading to excessive oil consumption. the oil monitoring systems are defective. “reliance on the [system] instead encourages owners to drive with a false sense of security.” “problems include, but are not limited to: unanticipated engine shutdowns, engine stalls.” “[this] is a substantial safety concern because [failure]… cannot be reasonably anticipated or predicted.” to allow gm to ignore this documented and persistent issue, without further investigation, would be a failure carry out the nhtsa’s core duty: to save lives and prevent injuries. thank you."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2022-05-06
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2012 buick verano. the contact stated that her vehicle was constantly loosing oil however, there was no warning light illuminated on the vehicle to indicate that the oil level was low. the contact stated that when the oil level was low, the vehicle made a loud rumbling sound. the contact would then top off the engine oil. the contact stated that without the knocking sound she would not know that the vehicle required additional oil. the vehicle was taken to a dealer and an independent mechanic however, the mechanic was unable to locate an oil leak. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 176,768."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2023-12-03
Complaint:
"my car has started to burn oil quickly in the past and i was bringing my car to get oil changes more frequently than the sticker was saying at the dealership. recently my car showed no oil on the dipstick after my car stopped running. 2 quarts of oil was added and the oil only showed at the tip of the dipstick. my engine was tapping a few weeks prior to my car no longer running. i brought the car to the dealership and they informed me that there was not a recall on my vehicle, but upon checking there was a recall in 2016 for this exact matter. my car is still not running and has been down since october 22, 2021. the dealership is stating that they cannot fix my car because there is not an open recall, but this recall was in 2016 and i was never made aware of the recall nor was i said any correspondences about this recall."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2022-10-10
Complaint:
"replaced many components and still has cylinder misfire . replaced coils . spark plugs. vvt solenoids . pigtails for vvt and still jerks, stalls, and radio doesn't work."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2023-01-08
Complaint:
"car engine started making noise in front right side. had oil changed 2000 miles prior and there was no oil when checked. mechanic said the motors are known to have the timing belt go out and the pistons. there are recalls for this issue, however my vin number doesn't come up!! have had the car 2 months!!!! pretty pissed off!"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2021-07-05
Complaint:
"car using excessive oil, but not leaking. non oil light ever has come on. car also showed p0011 which ties in with issue."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2022-10-02
Complaint:
"purchased the car used with 65k miles and everything seemed good. at around 72k the car had a loud pinging noise. i checked the oil and the dip stick was dry. i changed the oil and filter to be safe. the car has been using a quart of oil every 2000 miles. at 80k the check engine light came on. in pa that means you do not pass inspection so we had to have the engine serviced. the bill was only $212 dollars for two valve position solenoids. i did a complete oil and filter change then also. at 1712 miles later the engine light came on again, the engine oil was 1,5 quarts low again. i guess i am in the same boat as most of the others with high oil consumption, shafted by gm again. i do not understand how a company can sell something so badf and get away with it. it seems all of the gm vehicles with the 22.4 liter 4 cylinder engine have these issues. the shame is the car itself so far has been pretty good except for the oil issue. when will gm start to stand behind their product?"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2022-06-08
Complaint:
"excessive oil consumption. low oil light did not come on causing car to produce "engine power reduced" warning on dashboard. less than half a quart of oil in engine caused timing belt to break along with head gasket to collapse. issue with car happened at work sitting in stationary parking spot"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2021-01-04

Recalls for the 2012 Buick VERANO

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2012 buick verano vehicles manufactured december 2, 2011 to july, 16, 2012, chevrolet cruze vehicles manufactured december 7, 2011 to july 25, 2012, chevrolet sonic vehicles manufactured december 5, 2011 to august 2, 2012, and chevrolet camaro vehicles manufactured december 1, 2011 to june 11, 2012. the driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals."
Consequence:
If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, that air bag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel air bag coil, free of charge. The recall began on July 25, 2014. Chevrolet owners may contact GM at 1-800-222-1020. Buick owners may contact GM at 1-800-521-7300. Note: This is an expansion of recalls 12V-522 and 13V-023.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2014-06-06
Recall:
"general motors is recalling certain model year 2012 buick verano, chevrolet cruze, and chevrolet sonic vehicles. the driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals."
Consequence:
If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal airbag, that airbag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.
Remedy:

General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel airbag coil, free of charge. The safety recall began on January 11, 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2012-10-31
Recall:
"general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain model year 2012 chevrolet camaro, cruze and sonic, and model year 2012 buick verano vehicles. the driver side frontal air bag has a shorting bar which may intermittently contact the air bag terminals."
Consequence:
If the bar and terminals are contacting each other at the time of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, that air bag will not deploy, increasing the driver's risk of injury.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel air bag coil, free of charge. The safety recall began on February 13, 2013. Owners may contact General Motors at 1-800-521-7300.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2013-01-24

BUICK Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

BUICK ranks 20 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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