Buick Enclave Reliability
3,224 NHTSA complaints (2008–2025). Complaint rate: 67.8 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2008–2011 Buick Enclave (59 crash-related complaints). The 2018–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: AIR BAGS.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Buick Enclave Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 750 | 5.3% |
| STEERING | 437 | 2.7% |
| ENGINE | 336 | 1.8% |
| POWER TRAIN | 321 | 3.4% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 253 | 2.4% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 172 | 2.3% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 98 | 5.1% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 96 | 10.4% |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 77 | 2.6% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 72 | 6.9% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008AVOID | — | 779 | 24 | 12 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009AVOID | — | 290 | 4 | 8 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010AVOID | — | 358 | 8 | 1 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011AVOID | — | 283 | 23 | 3 | View 2011View→ |
| 2012 | — | 171 | 12 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013 | — | 108 | 4 | 1 | View 2013View→ |
| 2014AVOID | — | 345 | 13 | 4 | View 2014View→ |
| 2015 | — | 220 | 10 | — | View 2015View→ |
| 2016 | — | 152 | 3 | — | View 2016View→ |
| 2017 | — | 199 | 11 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018GOOD | — | 83 | 7 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019GOOD | — | 63 | 3 | 3 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 60 | 3 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021GOOD | — | 24 | 0 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 18 | 6 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 21 | 3 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 9 | 2 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 41 | 4 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Buick Enclaveaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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