Where each one leads
Buick Encore
- Against cars of the same year, the Buick Encore comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 2% more often than average) than the Nissan Juke (fails 12% more often than average).
- NHTSA rates the 2022 Buick Encore at 5 of 5 stars, the 2016 Nissan Juke at 4.
Nissan Juke
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2017 Nissan Juke uses 8.0 l/100 km, the 2022 Buick Encore 8.6.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Buick Encore | Nissan Juke | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2013–2025 | 2011–2017 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 953,718 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 412,852 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 22,957 |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 5,268 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Buick Encore | Nissan Juke | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 71% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | −6% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.6% | 2.6% |
| … against cars of the same year | +2% | +12% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 2.9% |
| US owner complaints | 604 | 478 |
| Most complaints about | Engine | Engine |
| Model year with most complaints | 2015 (124) | 2011 (153) |
| US recall campaigns | 13 | 7 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 10,133 | 805 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 1 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Buick Encore | Nissan Juke | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2022) | 4★ (2016) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Buick Encore | Nissan Juke | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 8.6 l/100 km (2022) | 8.0 l/100 km (2017) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 7.2 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 6.1 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 133 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 82 kW (110 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,293 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €27,091 |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 138,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).