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American Motors EncoreYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the American Motors Encore.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls11984–1985 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

American Motors Encore years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Encore median. Tap a year for its full report.

'84'85
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1985Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1984Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common American Motors Encore problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
1 recall

American Motors Encore recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)85V-007 · 1984–1985 · Jan 14, 1985 · 184,508 vehicles
5 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Encore

  1. SEAT TRACKEA88015 · 1983–1984 · closed May 16, 1988
    Led to recall 88V-060
  2. FRONT SWAY BAR SEPARATIONPE88015 · 1983–1985 · closed Jun 8, 1988
    No recall
  3. BRAKE FAILUREPE87062 · 1984–1985 · closed Mar 31, 1988
    No recall
  4. SEAT TRACK FAILUREPE87029 · 1983–1984 · closed Jan 19, 1988
    No recall
  5. UNWANTED VEHICLE ACCELEA85043 · 1983–1984 · closed Jul 21, 1987
    No recall