2021 Buick Encore GX Preferred
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2021 Buick Encore GX
A component is listed below if NHTSA records a vehicle recall campaign, a manufacturer warranty extension or service campaign, or at least 10 distinct consumer complaints.
Recall campaigns
NHTSA lists these campaigns as covering certain 2021 Buick Encore GX vehicles. One campaign can list several components, so adding these counts is not a way to total the campaigns — 2 vehicle campaigns are on record for this model-year.
- Equipment1 campaignno complaint count above OAV’s minimum of 10
- Service Brakes1 campaignno complaint count above OAV’s minimum of 10
Manufacturer campaigns
The manufacturer filed these with NHTSA as warranty extensions or service campaigns.
- EngineWarranty extensionmost recently Sep 1, 2026
A warranty extension does not establish that this vehicle is covered, or that coverage is unexpired. Coverage depends on the program, the VIN, and its date of first sale — confirm with a franchised dealer.
- Electrical SystemWarranty extensionmost recently Aug 26, 2024
A warranty extension does not establish that this vehicle is covered, or that coverage is unexpired. Coverage depends on the program, the VIN, and its date of first sale — confirm with a franchised dealer.
- Exterior LightingWarranty extensionmost recently May 3, 2024
A warranty extension does not establish that this vehicle is covered, or that coverage is unexpired. Coverage depends on the program, the VIN, and its date of first sale — confirm with a franchised dealer.
Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety recall at no cost to the owner — by repair, replacement or refund — for vehicles not more than 15 years old on the date the defect was determined.
Parts are sometimes on back-order and some remedies are interim, so a dealer may not be able to complete the work immediately. A specific vehicle’s current recall status is available through NHTSA’s VIN recall lookup.
OAV lists only communications filed as warranty extensions or service campaigns. Buick filed 666 other service communications for this model year; those are not listed.
These federal records are not an input to OAV’s price verdict.
These records describe the 2021 model-year, not any individual vehicle, and are not an inspection. One complaint can be recorded against more than one component, so counts do not sum to the model-year total. Service records for any component listed here are worth requesting from the seller. Showing 5 of 7 components with records above OAV’s publication floor — see all 7 for this model-year.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. Mileage is self-reported and frequently rounded. Complaint records as of 2026-09-21. Recall records as of 2026-09-21. Manufacturer communications as of 2026-09-21.
Preferred
Austin, TX 78753
Is this 2021 Buick Encore GX Preferred a good deal?
OAV verdict: Fair Price
Why: Listed at $19,348, comparable market range $11,800–$19,880, based on 16 comparable listings. Listed 12 days.
Market price position
$19,348 · within market range
- Comparable range
- $11,800 – $19,880
- vs. market
- $7,548 above low · $532 below high
- Comparable vehicles
- 16
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$15,840This vehicle $19,348 · $3,508 (22%) above MRP
MRP™ is the midpoint of the comparable market range — the representative price the market is asking for similar vehicles. How MRP works.
True Retail Value (TRV™)
$17,653This vehicle $19,348 · $1,695 (10%) above TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-09-22) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 12–50 days.
Market Breakdown
Local = comparable listings in the same metro. Regional = comparable listings across the broader state or multi-state region. Both ranges are rebuilt from the market snapshot shown above.
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Austin, TX
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About This 2021 Buick Encore GX
Listing updated: Sep 22, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Austin, TX · On lot for 12 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2021 Buick Encore GX Preferred is listed at $19,348 by carmax austin north in Austin, TX 78753. It has 43,035 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Black. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 1.2L I3 engine and CVT transmission.
OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced in line with the supported comparable range. Based on 16 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $11,800 to $19,880. These comparisons match year, make, and model, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage — every price shown is the real advertised price. On used vehicles, mileage can still cause OAV to withhold a verdict — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than call it a deal it can't support.
This vehicle has been on the lot for 12 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Sep 22, 2026. The patented comparable band is the input; ptm-verdict-v1 is the versioned OAV rule set that turns it into this verdict.
Market context
This listing is part of OAV's broader Austin, TX suvs market analysis. OAV compares vehicles by local and regional price-to-market ranges and comparable count; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.
How this deal is rated
OAV compares this 2021 Buick Encore GX against similar vehicles currently available for sale — same make, model, and year range, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage; on used vehicles it withholds a verdict when mileage would distort the comparison — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than overstate a deal. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:
- Great Deal — priced below the comparable-range floor by a meaningful margin (OAV's minimum-gap rule); a listing below the floor by less than that margin is Fair Price.
- Fair Price — priced within the expected range for comparable vehicles.
- Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.
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How this listing is verified
This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Austin, TX, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN KL4MMBS28MB154203 can be independently verified via the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA VIN decoder, and safety recalls at NHTSA's recall database.
Vehicle attributes (year, make, model, trim, mileage, location) are standardized using OAV's patented methodology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles.
2021 Buick Encore GX Market in TX
TX Market Listings
266
Average Price
$20,337
Price Range
$14,152–$29,110
Avg Days on Lot
276
Based on all 266 2019-2023 Buick Encore GX listings in the TX market, the average asking price is $20,337. This listing at $19,348 is $989 below the broader TX average (5% below the TX average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across TX; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in TX range from $14,152 to $29,110. Similar vehicles spend an average of 276 days on dealer lots in this market.
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8 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: Preferred — compare trims below)
This is a broad, statewide same-model set (any trim, mileage, or title) — not the qualified comparable cohort behind the verdict above; lower prices here typically reflect a different trim, higher mileage, or a branded title.
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