Worst years for a Buick Enclave
Owners have filed 3,307 complaints about the Buick Enclave with NHTSA across model years 2008 to 2026. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Every Buick Enclave year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2025 | C | 57 | 5 | 0 | 3,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | B | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2023 | B | 23 | 3 | 0 | — | Lights |
| 2022 | C | 21 | 6 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2021 | A | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2020 | B | 75 | 3 | 0 | 3,300 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | C | 69 | 3 | 3 | 22,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | C | 92 | 7 | 0 | 24,493 | Brakes |
| 2017 | C | 203 | 11 | 0 | 33,000 | Airbags |
| 2016 | C | 155 | 3 | 0 | 47,500 | Airbags |
| 2015 | C | 221 | 10 | 0 | 66,786 | Airbags |
| 2014 | D | 352 | 13 | 4 | 64,000 | Airbags |
| 2013 | B | 108 | 4 | 1 | 63,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2012 | C | 174 | 12 | 0 | 76,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | D | 284 | 23 | 3 | 55,606 | Steering |
| 2010 | C | 358 | 8 | 1 | 75,000 | Steering |
| 2009 | C | 290 | 4 | 8 | 74,321 | Steering |
| 2008 | D | 779 | 24 | 12 | 82,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
What breaks on a Buick Enclave
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Buick Enclave
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Buick Enclave, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Buick Enclave problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Buick Enclave
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.