Reliability & cost of ownership
Buick Enclave Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Buick Enclave? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Buick Enclave problems by model year
66 recall entries and 2,512 owner complaints on file across 19 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Enclave | 1 | 3 | 5.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2025 Enclave | 0 | 38 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 Enclave | 0 | 7 | 4.5 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2023 Enclave | 0 | 22 | 4.5 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 Enclave | 1 | 14 | 4.5 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 Enclave | 2 | 26 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 Enclave | 6 | 61 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 Enclave | 1 | 45 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 Enclave | 0 | 66 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 Enclave | 3 | 179 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 Enclave | 4 | 142 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 Enclave | 5 | 171 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 Enclave | 7 | 292 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 Enclave | 4 | 70 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 Enclave | 6 | 133 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 Enclave | 6 | 213 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 Enclave | 6 | 275 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 Enclave | 8 | 220 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 Enclave | 6 | 535 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Buick Enclave, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags770 complaints
- steering444 complaints
- power train363 complaints
- engine352 complaints
- electrical system281 complaints
- unknown or other190 complaints
- structure175 complaints
- service brakes106 complaints