Enter the 17-character VIN of your Buick Encore to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Got a VIN for the model Buick Encore? Type in all 17 characters and the free decoder returns the manufacturer, model year and country where the car was built. Data on the model Buick Encore at a glance: 2012 - 2019 for the years, SUV for the body styles, 165 hp for power, and 3 versions in total. Decoding gives you the manufacturer (from the first three characters), the model year (10th character) and the country of manufacture. The plant is included if the code carries it.
The decoder stays with the facts stored in the VIN itself. It cannot tell you about accidents, mileage, theft or owners, because that data is not part of the 17 characters. Look at the VIN of the car Buick Encore in more than one place. The number on the dashboard and the one on the door frame should agree with each other and with the paperwork.
2012 - 2019
Production years
125 - 165 hp
Power
1
Body styles
3
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buick Encore I | 2012 - 2017 | SUV | 140 hp |
| Buick Encore I (facelift 2017) | 2017 - 2019 | SUV | 140 - 155 hp |
| Buick Encore II | 2019 | SUV | 125 - 165 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Buick Encore, with model years 2012 - 2019 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 2012 - 2019 across 3 versions of the Buick Encore. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Buick Encore the characters to expect are C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019).
3 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 165 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The usual places are the dashboard just under the windshield, the frame of the driver's door and the registration document. Compare them with each other.
It cannot show accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners. The VIN does not contain that information; it is found in a paid vehicle history report.
Yes. Decoding is free and you do not need to register. Enter the 17 characters and the result appears right away.