2011 Buick Lucerne: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

9 builds left the factory as a 2011 Lucerne, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 4 main configurations sell for $2,000–$13,999 today.

  • 4 main configurations
  • 7,020 vehicles built
  • 89 for sale right now
  • $2,000–$13,999 typical price range

Which Lucerne is yours?

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What actually differs

CXL CXL Ultra Luxury Ultra Super
Engine 3.9L 6-cyl 3.9L 6-cyl 4.6L 8-cyl
Fuel Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) Gasoline
Typical price today $8,500 $6,750 $8,995
For sale right now 49 21 3
Vehicles built 4,218 1,562 91
Same on every 2011 Lucerne
  • Body Sedan
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

121 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
CXL
$8,500
CXL Ultra Luxury
$6,750
$1,940 $5,060 $8,180 $11,299 $14,419
Price trend

Median holding steady over the last 12 months.

2011 Lucerne price history →
Will it hold value?

A Lucerne typically keeps about 78% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $5,990 today.

Lucerne depreciation by year →
Cost to run

17/26 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,210/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2011 Lucerne

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

No recalls on file for this model year.

What 1G4HC5EM-B means

1G4 HC5EM · B
1G4
the World Manufacturer Identifier Buick registered — assembled in the United States
HC5EM
together encode the Lucerne line — Sedan, 3.9L 6cyl — as Buick filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
B
in position 10 — model year 2011
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run 1G4HC5EM 8BU127542 1G4HC5EM 7BU130402 1G4HC5EM 7BU127077
5 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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