Buick Enclave
The Buick Enclave appears on NHTSA's register for model years 2008 to 2026: 29 recall campaigns (66 model-year entries) and 1,302 consumer complaints.
The component named most often in complaints is steering (209 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by power train (137.6).
The 2008 model year has the most complaints (474). Recall campaigns peaked in 2014 with 5; complaints were received in the largest number in 2014 (281). Within Buick, this line ranks 6 of 27 by total complaints.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model years
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints | vs line average | Units in campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Buick Enclave | 6 | 474 | 582% | 4,179,720 |
| 2009 Buick Enclave | 8 | 192 | 236% | 5,073,137 |
| 2010 Buick Enclave | 6 | 228 | 280% | 3,414,779 |
| 2011 Buick Enclave | 6 | 168 | 206% | 3,255,415 |
| 2012 Buick Enclave | 6 | 76 | 93% | 3,255,415 |
| 2013 Buick Enclave | 4 | 46 | 57% | 2,516,425 |
| 2014 Buick Enclave | 7 | 51 | 63% | 2,493,405 |
| 2015 Buick Enclave | 5 | 28 | 34% | 1,007,509 |
| 2016 Buick Enclave | 4 | 15 | 18% | 1,027,568 |
| 2017 Buick Enclave | 3 | 11 | 14% | 995,748 |
| 2018 Buick Enclave NHTSA record | 0 | 11 | 14% | — |
| 2019 Buick Enclave NHTSA record | 1 | 2 | 2% | 194,105 |
| 2020 Buick Enclave | 6 | 0 | 0% | 242,429 |
| 2021 Buick Enclave | 2 | 0 | 0% | 95 |
| 2022 Buick Enclave NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 89 |
| 2026 Buick Enclave NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 5,861 |
"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Buick Enclave complaints (1,780 mentions).
Campaigns by year reported
Complaints by year received
Other Buick model lines
- Lesabre 57 recalls · 3,676 complaints
- Regal 165 recalls · 2,927 complaints
- Century 75 recalls · 1,795 complaints
- Lacrosse 43 recalls · 1,638 complaints
- Park Avenue 23 recalls · 1,356 complaints
- Enclave 66 recalls · 1,302 complaints
- Rendezvous 14 recalls · 1,198 complaints
- Lucerne 17 recalls · 802 complaints
- Skylark 55 recalls · 522 complaints
- Rainier 15 recalls · 376 complaints
- Roadmaster 17 recalls · 329 complaints
- Riviera 39 recalls · 316 complaints
- Verano 15 recalls · 241 complaints
- Terraza 6 recalls · 200 complaints
- Encore 22 recalls · 169 complaints
- Reatta 4 recalls · 51 complaints
- Electra 31 recalls · 37 complaints
- Envision 15 recalls · 33 complaints
- Skyhawk 18 recalls · 14 complaints
- Estate 14 recalls · 6 complaints
- Encore GX 9 recalls · 0 complaints
- Estate Wagon 9 recalls · 0 complaints
- Apollo 8 recalls · 0 complaints
- Wildcat 6 recalls · 0 complaints
- Centurion 4 recalls · 0 complaints
- Envista 3 recalls · 0 complaints
- Special 3 recalls · 0 complaints
Questions and answers
Which Buick Enclave model years have the most recalls?
2009 (8), 2014 (7), 2008 (6). Across model years 2008–2026 there are 29 distinct campaigns.
Which Buick Enclave model year has the most complaints?
2008, with 474 of the line's 1,302 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.
What do owners of the Buick Enclave complain about?
steering (209 per 1,000 mentions), power train (137.6 per 1,000 mentions), engine (107.9 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.