2019 Buick Enclave: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 60 complaints
60
Total Complaints
15,500mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,875 25th Percentile
15,500 Median Mileage
28,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
13
ENGINE
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
8
SERVICE BRAKES
3
AIR BAGS
2
SEAT BELTS
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
SEATS
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
3
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FRONT BRAKES LOCKING UP AT ANY SPEED. REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER . 48 HOURS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN"
"NOTE: MILEAGE IS 1240 MILES, JUST PURCHASED THREE MONTHS AGO WITH 54 MILES ON IT AND SHIPPED TO GERMANY (DOD CIVILIAN). WHILE IN EUROPE, I AM USING THE VEHICLES' "METRIC" SETTING (KPH VERSUS MPH), WHICH SWITCHES THE SPEEDOMETER TO READ KPH AND AUTO TUNES THE ENGINE TO THE APPROPRIATE LEVELS TO MATC..."
"TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL AND COULD NOT BE ENGAGE BACK TO ANY DRIVE GEARS. BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE AND ACCELERATOR WAS IN OPERABLE. FINALLY CAME TO A STOP BY COASTING TO THE SHOULDER AND WAITING FOR SPEED TO DROP FAR ENOUGH TO GET VEHICLE TO GO INTO PARK."

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