2012 Buick Enclave: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 170 complaints
170
Total Complaints
76,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
12
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

44,000 25th Percentile
76,000 Median Mileage
102,103 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
22
AIR BAGS
21
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
19
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
18
STEERING
17
STRUCTURE:BODY
14
POWER TRAIN
12
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
7
SERVICE BRAKES
6
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
6

Severity Assessment

12
Crashes
0
Fires
26
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS OBSTRUCTED THE VIEW OF THE ROAD FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINTS OBSTRUCTED THE VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE MANUFACTURE..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY PULL TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT AN ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED ON THE..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BUICK ENCLAVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE AND ALL OF THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT LEG AND ARM. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJUR..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28