Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA about this car, most about the brakes and electrical. The 8 checks below target those problems, in the order you would do them at the car.
2025Tick items off on your phone at the car, or print it. Ticks stay on this device.
0/8 checked
2025 Buick Envision: inspection sheet
Before you go, or before you touch the car0/2
Engine off, key in hand0/1
Ask the seller not to warm the car up first0/2
At least 20 minutes, with some highway0/3
These checks are specific to this model year. For tires, body panels, fluids, and the other basics every used car needs, use the general inspection guide.
Nearby years usually share most parts, so their problems are worth checking on this car too.
Worth adding to your 2025 checks
Worth adding to your 2025 checks
EPA figures for each version of the 2025 Buick Envision. Use them to confirm you are looking at the version that was advertised, and as a yardstick on the test drive.
| Version | Drive | EPA rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0L 4-cyl | AWD | 24 mpg |
NHTSA complaints for the 2025 Buick Envision, grouped by the part owners named. Open a row to read what goes wrong.
Sudden braking problems at highway speed are the most serious reports here. One complaint describes an unexpected downshift, a speed-limit warning, "service transmission" and "service brakes" messages, and then complete brake failure. Another describes the car braking hard on its own with cruise control set, dropping speed sharply before speeding back up. Both carry a clear crash risk. A milder complaint is brake squeal at about 10,000 miles that continues even after the brakes pass inspection. Only 3 complaints are on file, so no broad pattern is visible yet.
Intermittent power and display faults make up the electrical reports. One symptom is a loud crackling noise from the radio that also comes through the turn signal lever and ignition button, then goes away after a restart. The dash and radio can also go black while driving, sometimes for minutes, which removes the speedometer, fuel level, and other safety information. A parasitic battery drain can leave the car unable to start, with several warning lights on. Dealers have trouble finding the cause and decline repairs when the fault is not happening during the visit.
Excerpts from complaints Envision owners filed with NHTSA, as written. Listen for the same symptoms on your test drive.
My 2025 Buick Envision with 10,000 miles on it has squeaky brakes. My previous 2023 Envision had the same problem, Brakes check out ok, but squeak persists.
Filed with NHTSA, February 2026
I was driving ~72 MPH on the interstate and my car suddenly downshifted and the dash read “Speed limited to 62 MPH”. I took the nearest off ramp and the brakes completely failed. The dash initially read “service transmission” and “service breaks”. After restarting the Buick Envision, the MyBuick App diagnostics stated “service breaks” only. The car was towed to the dealership this date. I have not heard from them on what has caused the brake failure yet.
Filed with NHTSA, June 2026
While driving the dash and radio randomly turn off. Sometimes staying black for minutes others until you stop the car and walk away for several minutes. Leaving you without a way to tell how fast you are going, or any other safety information, fuel level or more.
Filed with NHTSA, April 2026
Complaints for this year next to the average for the other model years, area by area.
The 2025 has the fewest owner complaints of the 8 Envision years we cover, well under the average of the others. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so compare like with like.
Cars shoppers compare with the Buick Envision, with their own 2025 checklists.
2025 owner complaints, side by side
