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
66 recall entries and 2492 owner complaints on file across 19 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Enclave | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2025 Enclave | 0 | 37 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Enclave | 0 | 7 | 4.5 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Enclave | 0 | 20 | 4.5 | Full reliability report → |
| 2022 Enclave | 1 | 13 | 4.5 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Enclave | 2 | 25 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2020 Enclave | 6 | 56 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Enclave | 1 | 42 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2018 Enclave | 0 | 64 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2017 Enclave | 3 | 179 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Enclave | 4 | 141 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2015 Enclave | 5 | 171 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2014 Enclave | 7 | 292 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2013 Enclave | 4 | 69 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2012 Enclave | 6 | 132 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2011 Enclave | 6 | 212 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2010 Enclave | 6 | 275 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 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 bags770 complaints
- steering442 complaints
- power train357 complaints
- engine347 complaints
- electrical system275 complaints
- unknown or other186 complaints
- structure175 complaints
- service brakes123 complaints