Buick Enclave - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Buick Enclave owners have reported a total of 3,154 problems for their cars built in the 18 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Buick Enclave. The 2008 Buick Enclave cars have the most problems reported (742 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Buick Enclave

Model Year	Number of Problems
2025 Enclave	38
2024 Enclave	9
2023 Enclave	21
2022 Enclave	17
2021 Enclave	24
2020 Enclave	60
2019 Enclave	60
2018 Enclave	82
2017 Enclave	198
2016 Enclave	152
2015 Enclave	219
2014 Enclave	340
2013 Enclave	108
2012 Enclave	168
2011 Enclave	278
2010 Enclave	352
2009 Enclave	286
2008 Enclave	742

🔍 Common problems of Buick Enclave

The following chart shows the 31 most common problems for Buick Enclave cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (767 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's steering (435 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Buick Enclave

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Air Bag	767
Steering	435
Engine And Engine Cooling	349
Power Train	331
Electrical System	259
Equipment	214
Structure	156
Service Brakes	105
Electronic Stability Control	78
Vehicle Speed Control	72

Other Fuel System	67
Seat Belt	61
Visibility	47
Exterior Lighting	39
Suspension	37
Seats	28
Wheel	21
Forward Collision Avoidance	15
Lane Departure	14
Tire	13
Unknown Or Other	9
Back Over Prevention	8
Gasoline Fuel System	7
Latches/locks/linkage	6
Traction Control System	4
Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness	3
Air Brake	3
Parking Brake	2
Communication	2
Child Seat	1
Other/i Am Not Sure	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Buick Enclave of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Enclave model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Buick Enclave model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Enclave Model Years

Enclave Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2022	17	21,781	4	0.20
2021	24	40,290	5	0.12
2020	60	50,026	6	0.20
2019	60	48,051	7	0.18
2018	82	42,600	8	0.24
2017	198	65,934	9	0.33
2016	152	51,580	10	0.29
2015	219	61,146	11	0.33
2014	340	65,131	12	0.44
2013	108	38,531	13	0.22
2012	168	70,052	14	0.17
2011	278	69,871	15	0.27
2010	352	48,104	16	0.46
2009	286	38,092	17	0.44
2008	742	63,552	18	0.65

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Buick Enclave is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2025 Enclave	31
2024 Enclave	6
2023 Enclave	6
2022 Enclave	7
2021 Enclave	12
2020 Enclave	8
2019 Enclave	8
2018 Enclave	11
2017 Enclave	10
2016 Enclave	10
2015 Enclave	6
2014 Enclave	13
2013 Enclave	3
2012 Enclave	5
2011 Enclave	24
2010 Enclave	15
2009 Enclave	13
2008 Enclave	30

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