FaultScore

Ford Excursion vs Buick Enclave

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Ford Excursion Buick Enclave
Complaints on file 1,385 3,307
Model years covered 1997–2010 2008–2026
Worst model year 2000 2011
Best model year 2005 2021
Crashes reported 97 141
Fires reported 102 32
Injuries reported 52 118
Deaths reported 6 0
Most complained-about part Tires Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 18.6% 8.8%

Ford Excursion by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Buick Enclave by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 772 23.3%
Steering 445 13.5%
Engine & Cooling 378 11.4%
Body & Structure 178 5.4%
Brakes 126 3.8%