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What are the common problems with the 2014 Buick Verano?

Owners of the 2014 Buick Verano have filed 101 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system (42) and the powertrain (19). In NHTSA's complaints file of November 11, 2026, 66 of them list a mileage; a complaint is an owner's report, not a proven defect.

By VIN Lookup Research DeskPublished 2026-11-11NHTSA files 2026-11-11United States
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Most-reported problems, 2014 Verano

NHTSA's file holds 101 owner complaints on the 2014 Buick Verano. Owners named the electrical system most often: 42 complaints, and half of the 23 that list a mileage came after 64,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component. Of the 101 complaints, 3 report a crash, 1 reports a fire and 3 report an injury (7 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.

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Common problems with the 2014 Verano

NHTSA's file holds 101 owner complaints on the 2014 Buick Verano. Owners named the electrical system most often: 42 complaints, and half of the 23 that list a mileage came after 64,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component.

2014 Buick Verano: most-reported NHTSA component categories, with the median mileage of the complaints that list one (complaints file, November 11, 2026)
Component (NHTSA category)ComplaintsListing mileageMedian mileage
Electrical System422365,000
Power Train191156,000
Engine181028,000
Steering14778,000
Air Bags13855,560

Of the 101 complaints, 3 report a crash, 1 reports a fire and 3 report an injury (7 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.

Mileage when owners reported a problem with the 2014 Verano

The 66 mileages owners gave run from 12 to 179,000 miles. A quarter are at or under 11,000 miles, half at or under 39,400, three quarters at or under 85,000 and nine in ten at or under 104,500; 7 (11%) came after 100,000 miles, 1 (2%) after 150,000 and none after 200,000.

These mileages say when owners reported a problem, not when a 2014 Verano wears out. NHTSA's file holds only vehicles whose owners complained; one that ran without a problem never appears in it, so it gives no lifespan and no cutoff, and how a vehicle was maintained matters more than any one odometer reading.

Most of these reports came early in the vehicle's life: 59 of the 66 came at or under 100,000 miles, so they say nothing about how many miles a 2014 Verano can cover.

2014 Buick Verano: mileage in the 66 NHTSA complaints that list one (complaints file, November 11, 2026)
MeasureValue
Lowest mileage listed12 miles
25th percentile11,000 miles
Median (50th percentile)39,400 miles
75th percentile85,000 miles
90th percentile104,500 miles
Highest mileage listed179,000 miles
Complaints after 100,000 miles7 (11%)
Complaints after 150,000 miles1 (2%)
Complaints after 200,000 milesnone

Is the 2014 Verano a good year?

Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2014 is a good or a bad Verano: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2014 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file.

With 101 complaints, the 2014 ranks 3rd of the 5 Buick Verano model years from 2012 to 2016 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 2013 (107). The fewest: the 2015 and 2016 (59 each).

Recent model years have had less time to collect complaints, so their counts are still growing. No year is ranked by mileage here, because a year's median mileage mostly follows its age.

Buick Verano: NHTSA owner complaints by model year, 2012–2016 (complaints file, November 11, 2026)
Model yearOwner complaintsListing mileageMedian mileage
2012 Verano1067556,000
2013 Verano1077735,500
2014 (this page)1016639,400
2015 Verano593740,797
2016 Verano593424,000

2014 Buick Verano recalls

NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 6 recall campaigns that name the 2014 Buick Verano. A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.

2014 Buick Verano: the 5 most recent of 6 recall campaigns in NHTSA’s recall files (November 11, 2026)
CampaignReport receivedComponent
25V764000Nov 6, 2025AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
23V870000Dec 21, 2023AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
23V674000Sep 20, 2023AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
16V502000Jul 5, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
14V417000Jul 2, 2014EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

What these figures can and cannot tell you

  • Complaints are owners’ reports to NHTSA. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them: a complaint is an allegation, not a defect finding.
  • The mileage is what the owner wrote on the complaint; NHTSA does not check it against the odometer.
  • The make, model and model year are the ones on the complaint. NHTSA records them as filed, so a few complaints sit under a model year the name was not sold in.
  • They are not a lifespan study. The file holds only vehicles whose owners reported a problem, so these figures do not say how long a typical 2014 Verano lasts.
  • A complaint count rises with how many vehicles were sold and how long they have been on the road, so it is not a rating of the 2014 Verano.
  • Nothing here describes one vehicle: its title brands, odometer readings, accidents and open recalls are in the records for its own VIN.
  • 35 of the 101 complaints on the 2014 Buick Verano give no usable mileage (blank, zero, a filler such as 999999, or over 500,000) and are left out of every mileage figure.
  • NHTSA name counted: VERANO. NHTSA files some vehicles under several names (a series name and a trim name, for example); this page counts only this one.
  • Recall-file name matched: VERANO.
Evidence

Primary sources behind this page

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  1. NHTSA complaints flat file (FLAT_CMPL.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  2. Complaints file field layout (CMPL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  3. NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  4. NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  5. Recalls file field layout (RCL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  6. NHTSA recall and complaint datasets: scope and documentationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  7. Recalls Lookup by VINNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration

NHTSA’s complaints file was downloaded on November 11, 2026 (FLAT_CMPL.txt, dated 2026-11-11 10:15, 2,265,416 rows), with its recall files (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.txt and FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.txt, dated 2026-11-11 08:02). Each complaint is counted once, by its NHTSA number, with the model year and mileage of its first row; a model year has a page only with 10 or more complaints. The collection script and its rules are in scripts/collect-nhtsa-model-year-longtail.mjs.

Quick answers

2014 Buick Verano questions

What are the most common 2014 Buick Verano problems?

NHTSA's file holds 101 owner complaints on the 2014 Buick Verano. Owners named the electrical system most often: 42 complaints, and half of the 23 that list a mileage came after 64,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component. Of the 101 complaints, 3 report a crash, 1 reports a fire and 3 report an injury (7 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.

At what mileage do owners report problems with the 2014 Buick Verano?

Of the 66 complaints on the 2014 Buick Verano that list mileage, the middle half came between 11,000 and 85,000 miles; 7 (11%) came after 100,000 miles, 1 (2%) after 150,000 and none after 200,000. These are mileages at a reported problem; they do not say how many miles a 2014 Verano can cover.

Is the 2014 Buick Verano a good year?

Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2014 is a good or a bad Verano: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2014 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file. With 101 complaints, the 2014 ranks 3rd of the 5 Buick Verano model years from 2012 to 2016 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 2013 (107). The fewest: the 2015 and 2016 (59 each).

How many recalls does the 2014 Buick Verano have?

NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 6 recall campaigns that name the 2014 Buick Verano. A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.

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Take the 17-character VIN from the vehicle and compare the odometer with the readings on file for it: title transfers, inspections and auction sales record the mileage on the day. VIN Lookup (free-vin-lookup.com) sells the original ClearVIN PDF for $14.99 (3 reports for $29.99, 5 for $44.99): odometer readings, title brands and auction records on file for the VIN. Check the VIN before buying a used 2014 Buick Verano.