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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Buick Enclave problems by model year
65 recall entries and 2460 owner complaints on file across 18 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Enclave | 0 | 35 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Enclave | 0 | 7 | 4.5 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Enclave | 0 | 17 | 4.5 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Enclave | 1 | 12 | 4.5 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Enclave | 2 | 21 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Enclave | 6 | 49 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Enclave | 1 | 39 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Enclave | 0 | 63 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Enclave | 3 | 178 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Enclave | 4 | 139 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Enclave | 5 | 170 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Enclave | 7 | 289 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Enclave | 4 | 68 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Enclave | 6 | 132 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Enclave | 6 | 211 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Enclave | 6 | 275 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Enclave | 8 | 220 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2008 Enclave | 6 | 535 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
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 bags767 complaints
- steering441 complaints
- power train348 complaints
- engine341 complaints
- electrical system270 complaints
- unknown or other179 complaints
- structure173 complaints
- service brakes122 complaints