Buick Enclave by Model Year: Problems, Recalls and MPG

Every Buick Enclave model year since 2016: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash tests.

Data: US EPA and NHTSAUpdated Sep 28, 2026

Every model year since 2016 in one place: EPA fuel economy, NHTSA recalls, owner complaints and crash test ratings. The best fuel economy rating, 23 mpg combined, arrived in 2025.

Complaints in each year's first three years

Model years ranked by owner complaints filed with NHTSA in their first three years (model year Y: filed by the end of Y+2), so every year is measured over the same time on the road. Years without three full years of data, and launch or final years with very few sold, are left out. Counts are not adjusted for how many were sold.

Model year	First 3 years	All complaints	Recalls
2018 Enclave Most described: the check engine light coming on, then stalling or shutting off while driving	27	64	0
2023 Enclave Most reported: exterior lighting	17	21	0
2019 Enclave Most described: the check engine light coming on	15	42	1
2016 Enclave Most reported: air bags	14	141	4
2017 Enclave Most described: seat belt problems	13	179	3
2020 Enclave Most described: the check engine light coming on and jerking, lurching or harsh shifting	11	59	6
2021 Enclave Most reported: brakes	11	25	2
2022 Enclave Most reported: brakes	8	13	1

Year by year

Model year	Best rating	Recalls	Complaints	Crash test
2026 MPG · Recalls and problems	22 mpg Gas	1	2	Not rated
2025 MPG · Recalls and problems	23 mpg Gas	0	37	Not rated
2024 MPG · Recalls and problems	21 mpg Gas	0	7	4 to 5 stars
2023 MPG · Recalls and problems	21 mpg Gas	0	21	4 to 5 stars
2022 MPG · Recalls and problems	21 mpg Gas	1	13	4 to 5 stars
2021 MPG · Recalls and problems	21 mpg Gas	2	25
2020 MPG · Recalls and problems	21 mpg Gas	6	59
2019 MPG · Recalls and problems	21 mpg Gas	1	42
2018 MPG · Recalls and problems	21 mpg Gas	0	64
2017 MPG · Recalls and problems	18 mpg Gas	3	179
2016 MPG · Recalls and problems	18 mpg Gas	4	141

Owner complaints by model year

All complaints filed so far. Counts rise with sales volume and with time on the road, so recent years look better than they may turn out. The highlighted bar is the model year with the most complaints in its first three years.

2018: 64 complaints

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Owner complaints by model year, Buick Enclave
Model year	Complaints
2016	141
2017	179
2018	64
2019	42
2020	59
2021	25
2022	13
2023	21
2024	7
2025	37
2026	2

Best combined rating by model year

The best-rated version in each model year. Gas: 18 to 23 mpg (every year from 2016 to 2026); highest in 2025.

2026: gas 22 mpg

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Buick Enclave best combined mpg by model year
Model year	Best gas version
2016	18
2017	18
2018	21
2019	21
2020	21
2021	21
2022	21
2023	21
2024	21
2025	23
2026	22

Questions

Which Buick Enclave years have the most problems?

A typical Buick Enclave year drew only 14 owner complaints in its first three years (the range is 8 to 27), too few to rank the years fairly. The 2024, 2025, and 2026 are not ranked yet: they have had fewer than three full years on the road.

Which Buick Enclave years have the most recalls?

The 2020 has the most safety recalls in NHTSA's file (6), then the 2016 (4). A recall can cover a problem that affects only a few cars, so open a year's page to see what each one covers. No recall for 2016 to 2026 models tells owners not to drive the car or to park it outside.

What are the most common Buick Enclave problems?

In the 590 owner complaints NHTSA lists for 2016 to 2026 models, apart from warning lights, owners most often describe stalling or shutting off while driving (25 complaints, most of them for the 2018, 2019, and 2020); shaking, shuddering or vibration (19 complaints); and seat belt problems (17 complaints). One complaint can describe several problems. Each year's recalls and problems page lists what owners describe for that year.

Which Buick Enclave year has the best MPG?

The best EPA fuel economy is 23 mpg combined, first reached by the 2025 gas version.

Sources and method

US EPA fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Sep 18, 2026.
NHTSA recall file dated Sep 29, 2026 and owner complaint file dated Sep 28, 2026; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings.

Complaint counts are unverified owner reports and are not adjusted for sales volume. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.