Model year

2012 Buick Verano

NHTSA lists 3 recalls and 106 complaints for the 2012 Buick Verano (recall file dated Oct 23, 2026; complaint file dated Oct 23, 2026). The components listed on the most complaints are ENGINE (48), AIR BAGS (27), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (16). NHTSA lists 1 investigation. NHTSA lists crash-test variants for this model year and marks the overall rating Not Rated. EPA rates it 24 mpg combined (fuel economy file dated Sep 29, 2026). EPA's annual fuel-cost figures for these configurations are $2,800, based on 15,000 miles and 55% city driving.

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Recalls

14V300000 · Jun 6, 2014

AIR BAGS

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,…

13V023000 · Jan 24, 2013

AIR BAGS

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.

12V522000 · Oct 31, 2012

AIR BAGS

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.

Complaints

106 distinct complaints. Crash flag on 8, fire flag on 1, injury field 4, deaths field 0. A complaint can be counted under more than one component. The injury and death figures are the file's numbers (the highest value on each complaint, then added), not a separate verified count of people.

ENGINE48
AIR BAGS27
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM16
STEERING9
POWER TRAIN7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)4
SERVICE BRAKES4
VISIBILITY/WIPER4

Investigations

Investigations in the NHTSA file (1). "No close date" means the file has no close date. It is not a statement that the investigation is still active.
Action	Subject	Opened	Closed
RQ13002	Air Bag Non-deployment · AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS	May 31, 2013	Jul 9, 2014

Safety ratings

NHTSA 5-star variants matched to this model year (1). Rollover possibility is the API's published figure, shown as recorded.
Variant	Overall	Front	Side	Pole	Rollover	Photo
4 DR FWD	Not rated	Not Rated	Not Rated	Not Rated	Not Rated · possibility 0	—

Fuel economy

EPA configurations. Electric rows show MPGe in the combined column and kWh/100 mi separately. Annual fuel cost is EPA's published fuelCost08 figure.
Configuration	Fuel	City	Hwy	Comb	kWh/100 mi	Range	Annual fuel cost
Verano · 2.4L · Automatic (S6) · Front-Wheel Drive	Regular Gasoline · FFV	21	31	24	—	—	$2,800

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Check a vehicle

This page is not a VIN lookup. NHTSA's recall tool checks a specific vehicle: nhtsa.gov/recalls. NHTSA's page for this model year is 2012 Buick Verano at NHTSA. Complaint narratives stay on NHTSA's site and are not copied here.

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