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How much is Buick Encore GX insurance?

About $1,408 a year for full coverage on a national average — within a few percent of the $1,438 average car. Insurers rate the Buick Encore GX at an index of 98 where 100 is a typical vehicle, based on how often and how expensively these cars actually generate claims (latest data covers 2022-2024).

FULL COVERAGE
$1,408
estimated per year
HLDI
98
insurance index (100 = average)
RANK
#26
of 80 in its class
VS PRICE
6.1%
of the car's value per year
SAFETY
5
NHTSA overall rating
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What the numbers say

The premium isn't spread evenly. Medical payments — medical bills for you and passengers — carries this car's highest loss index at 131, while Comprehensive sits at 65. That gap is the real reason behind the price, and it's the part a quote form never shows you. Among 80 luxury suvs we hold data for, the Encore GX ranks #26 from cheapest, below the class median of 109. Against what the car is worth the bill looks different again: a 2025 Encore GX sells for a median $22,995, so a year of cover costs 6.1% of the car's value. Over 5 generations of data the index has climbed from 58 (2018-2020) to 98 (2022-2024). Calculated from 10 insurance-loss records and live US listing prices.

Why a Encore GX costs what it does

Insurers don't price a car with one number — they track losses separately for each kind of cover. An index of 100 is the average vehicle, so anything above means this model generates costlier claims of that type:

FIG.01·Buick Encore GX — Insurance Loss Index by Coverage
01
Medical paymentsmedical bills for you and passengers131
02
Bodily injuryinjuries you cause to other people120
03
Personal injury (PIP)no-fault injury cover in some states112
04
Property damagedamage you cause to other property107
05
Collisiondamage to your own car in a crash81
06
Comprehensivetheft, weather, vandalism, animals65
TOP 6·UNIT loss index (100 = average car)·SOURCE HLDI insurance-loss data

Read it as «where the money goes». A high Collision figure means these cars are expensive to repair after a crash; a high Comprehensive figure points at theft, weather and vandalism instead. Estimated annual split at $1,408: Liability (BI + PD) $676 · Collision $394 · Comprehensive $169 · Other (UM / PIP) $169.

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The Encore GX against its class

Every luxury suvs we hold insurance data for, cheapest to insure first. The Encore GX is highlighted — rivals are clickable if you're cross-shopping:

FIG.02·Buick Encore GX vs Rivals — Insurance Loss Index
01
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class≈ $1,362/yr95
02
Infiniti QX60≈ $1,375/yr96
03
Lincoln Navigator≈ $1,395/yr97
04
Genesis GV80≈ $1,402/yr98
05
Audi Q4≈ $1,402/yr98
06
Buick Encore GX≈ $1,408/yr98
07
Tesla Model Y≈ $1,416/yr99
08
Lexus LX≈ $1,421/yr99
09
Cadillac XT6≈ $1,421/yr99
10
Land Rover Discovery Sport≈ $1,426/yr99
11
Infiniti QX80≈ $1,434/yr100
12
Mercedes-Benz GLB-Class≈ $1,447/yr101
TOP 12·UNIT loss index (100 = average)·SOURCE HLDI · Luxury SUVs

Class as defined by insurers (Luxury SUVs), not by us — it groups cars by how they're actually driven and repaired. Median for this class is 109, roughly $1,560 a year.

How it changed by generation

Insurance-loss index of the Encore GX across every generation in the data. Newer isn't automatically cheaper — driver-assist systems cut crash frequency, while sensors and aluminium panels push repair bills up:

FIG.03·Buick Encore GX — Insurance Loss Index by Generation
2018-20202019-20212020-20222021-20232022-20245877859198
RANGE 58 → 98·SOURCE HLDI · 2018-2020 → 2022-2024

Each point averages every recorded variant of that generation. The Encore GX has become more expensive to insure over time (+40 points).

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What a Encore GX costs by state

Where you park matters as much as what you drive. The Encore GX's index applied to each state's average premium — the same car, the same cover, different postcode:

FIG.04·Buick Encore GX Insurance Cost by State
StateEncore GX est. / yrvs national
Florida$1,951/yr+39% vs US
Louisiana$1,937/yr+38% vs US
New York$1,856/yr+32% vs US
District of Columbia$1,780/yr+26% vs US
Georgia$1,709/yr+21% vs US
Texas$1,690/yr+20% vs US
Wisconsin$979/yr-30% vs US
Hawaii$977/yr-31% vs US
Idaho$960/yr-32% vs US
North Dakota$941/yr-33% vs US
Vermont$937/yr-33% vs US
Maine$906/yr-36% vs US
ROWS 12·SOURCE NAIC 2023 × HLDI

Six priciest and six cheapest states shown. Figures are the state's average premium scaled by this model's loss index — your own quote also depends on age, record, deductible and ZIP.

More on the Buick Encore GX

Buick Encore GX insurance — frequently asked

How much is insurance for a Buick Encore GX?

About $1,408 a year for full coverage at the national average, versus $1,438 for a typical car. That's the model's insurance-loss index of 98 applied to the US average premium.

Why is the Encore GX expensive or cheap to insure?

Its costliest area is Medical payments (index 131), which covers medical bills for you and passengers. Insurers set premiums from claim history like this, not from the sticker price.

Is the Encore GX cheaper to insure than rivals?

It ranks #26 of 80 in the luxury suvs class, where the median index is 109 against this car's 98. Cheaper rivals are listed in the chart above.

Is that a lot relative to the car's value?

A year of cover is 6.1% of what a 2025 Encore GX sells for (a median $22,995). Cheap cars often show a higher percentage even when the dollar premium is lower.

Does its safety rating lower the premium?

Not directly. The Encore GX holds 5 stars from NHTSA, but crash-test performance and repair cost are priced separately — a car can protect occupants well and still be costly to fix.

Where does this data come from?

Insurance-loss indices published for real vehicles, combined with NAIC state average premiums. It's claim history, not a quote engine — so it shows what these cars actually cost insurers rather than what one company would offer you.

Will my own quote match this?

Treat it as a baseline for the car itself. Your figure also moves with age, driving record, deductible, mileage and ZIP code — the same Encore GX can differ by hundreds between two drivers.

How we work this out

Insurance-loss indices come from published claim data for real vehicles, where 100 is the average car; we average every recorded variant of the model's latest generation (10 records for the Buick Encore GX). The dollar figure applies that index to the NAIC US average premium of $1,438 (2023); state figures use each state's own average. Prices for the value comparison are ForCar's medians of live US listings. This is a baseline for the vehicle, not a personal quote. Last updated Jul 2026. Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.
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