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Buick Enclave years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2014, 2015 and 2017. Best years: 2021 and 2022.
The 2014, 2015 and 2017 Buick Enclave draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2014 has 278 complaints (21 for each year on the road), 2015 has 171 complaints (14 for each year on the road) and 2017 has 179 complaints (18 for each year on the road), against a median of 8 a year across the 10 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2014 is airbag (204 reports).
- 769complaints
- 11recall campaigns
- 4model years with a page
Newest report Aug 31, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
Best years
2021
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
2022
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid. Too new to judge: 2025.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2014 has the most complaints of any Buick Enclave year here: 278 of 769 (36%).
- Problem across the years
- Airbag is the top problem in every model year with a page, 564 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 57 owners who gave a mileage for airbag were under about 86,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 4% of Buick Enclave complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The highest share is on the 2015, 9 of its 171 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- Every model year where owners report airbag also has a recall on the same system. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2024 at 301 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 43. So far in 2026, 17 more have come in. Filings on record start in 2015.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2018 (65), 2019 (42), 2020 (59), 2021 (25), 2022 (13), 2023 (21), 2025 (37).
Year by year
2017 Buick Enclave avoid
179 owner complaints, 18 for each year on the road (2.3 times the model median). Most reported: airbag (145 reports). 6 reports involved a crash and 6 people were hurt. 3 recalls, including 23V-334 on the airbags and 21V-782 on the airbags.
2016 Buick Enclave
141 owner complaints, 13 for each year on the road (1.6 times the model median). Most reported: airbag (110 reports). 2 reports involved a crash and 5 people were hurt. 4 recalls, including 23V-334 on the airbags and 21V-782 on the airbags.
2015 Buick Enclave avoid
171 owner complaints, 14 for each year on the road (1.8 times the model median). Most reported: airbag (105 reports, median 95,000 miles) and brake wear (10 reports). 7 reports involved a crash and 6 people were hurt. 5 recalls, including 23V-334 on the airbags and 22V-246 on the airbags.
2014 Buick Enclave avoid
278 owner complaints, 21 for each year on the road (2.7 times the model median). Most reported: airbag (204 reports, median 90,000 miles), seat belt (12 reports) and misfire (10 reports). 9 reports involved a crash and 15 people were hurt. 7 recalls, including 23V-334 on the airbags and 21V-782 on the airbags.
Recalls that cover several model years
The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.
Questions
What Buick Enclave years should you avoid?
The 2014, 2015 and 2017 Buick Enclave draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2014 has 278 complaints (21 for each year on the road), 2015 has 171 complaints (14 for each year on the road) and 2017 has 179 complaints (18 for each year on the road), against a median of 8 a year across the 10 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2014 is airbag (204 reports).
What are the best years for the Buick Enclave?
The 2021 and 2022 draw the fewest complaints for their age: 2021 has 25 (4 a year) and 2022 has 13 (3 a year). Model years before 2016 aren't called best, because complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads and their counts run short.
What is the most common problem on the Buick Enclave?
Airbag, with 564 reports across the 4 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
How many recalls does the Buick Enclave have?
11 recall campaigns cover the Buick Enclave model years 2014 to 2017 on this site. The widest, 21V-782 on the airbags, covers 4 model years.
How many Buick Enclave complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
4% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2015 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for airbag on the Buick Enclave?
Yes, on every model year where owners report it.