Selling a junk Buick Verano
Any Verano sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Buick Verano
NHTSA has 672 owner complaints on file for the Buick Verano, model years 2012 to 2017, the 353rd-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are electrical system (123, 18%), engine (110, 16%), air bags (93, 14%). 25 complaints involved a crash, 9 a fire, and 18 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 49,000 miles. The 2014 model year has the most complaints (169). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is electrical system, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car that doesn't run: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Buick Verano by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 146 | Engine | 9 | 2 | 3 | 60,700 |
| 2013 | 157 | Engine | 6 | 2 | 3 | 45,000 |
| 2014 | 169 | Electrical system | 5 | 1 | 6 | 57,600 |
| 2015 | 84 | Electrical system | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41,676 |
| 2016 | 97 | Air bags | 1 | 3 | 2 | 29,000 |
| 2017 | 19 | Electrical system | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Buick Verano recalls
NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for air bags (7), electrical system (1), equipment (1). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2014 model year, air bags (campaign 25V764000, Nov 2025): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Buick Verano and Chevrolet Cruze vehicles. The left and/or right-side roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflators located on the roof rails above the headliner, may rupture at th…
- 2014 model year, air bags (campaign 23V870000, Dec 2023): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Buick Verano and Chevrolet Cruze vehicles. The left and/or right-side roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflators may rupture at the inflator weld joint. This recall is an expans…
- 2014 model year, air bags (campaign 23V674000, Sep 2023): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Buick Verano and Chevrolet Cruze vehicles. The left and/or right-side roof-rail air bag (RRAB) inflators located on the roof rails above the headliner, may rupture at th…
- 2013 model year, air bags (campaign 23V516000, Jul 2023): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Buick Verano, Chevrolet Camero, Sonic, and Volt vehicles. The driver-side air bag inflator may explode during deployment due to a manufacturing defect.
- 2016 model year, fuel system (campaign 16V595000, Aug 2016): General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Buick Verano vehicles manufactured February 16, 2016, to May 12, 2016, equipped with a 2.0 liter turbocharged engine. The engine fuel line assembly may be misr…
What a Buick Verano is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Verano on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Buick Verano worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Verano gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Buick Verano that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Buick Verano?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Buick Verano numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.