Of the 2008 through 2027 Buick Enclave model years in RideTruth's catalog, the 2008 has the most NHTSA complaints, 535. The 2014 at 291 and the 2010 at 275 come next, and each of the three leads with a different complaint area. The counts below are raw NHTSA owner complaints as RideTruth tallied them, not failure rates and not a ranking anyone publishes. Older years had longer to collect reports, and sales by year are not in the data, so a high count is a reason to check the VIN and nothing more.
Do the Enclave's three highest years share a problem area?
No. Each of the three leads with a different NHTSA complaint area.
| Model year | Total complaints | Leading area | Complaints in it | Share | Next area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 535 | Transmission & Drivetrain | 139 | 26% | Airbags & Restraints, 119 (22.2%) |
| 2014 | 291 | Airbags & Restraints | 211 | 72.5% | Electrical, 27 (9.3%) |
| 2010 | 275 | Steering | 126 | 45.8% | Engine, 74 (26.9%) |
The 2008 Enclave spreads its complaints widest: Transmission & Drivetrain is named in 139 of the 535, and Airbags & Restraints sits close behind. The 2014 is the concentrated case, with Airbags & Restraints named in 211 of its 291 complaints. The 2010 sits between them, with Steering in 126 of 275. Airbags & Restraints is the one area that places in the top two of more than one of these years, second in the 2008 and first in the 2014.
Shares overlap, because a complaint that names two areas counts in both. An area label says which system an owner picked on NHTSA's form. It does not record the fault.
How do the Enclave's top five years stack up?
RideTruth's Enclave catalog holds 2,497 NHTSA complaints across the 2008 through 2027 model years. The top five:
| Model year | NHTSA complaints |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 535 |
| 2014 | 291 |
| 2010 | 275 |
| 2009 | 220 |
| 2011 | 212 |
At the other end, the 2022 has 13 complaints and the 2024 has 7. The 2013 has 70 complaints and the 2014 then has 291, so the 2014 is a bump rather than part of a steady slope. For the same year-by-year view of a different SUV, see RideTruth's Kia Telluride post.
What follows Transmission & Drivetrain in the 2008 Enclave's complaints?
Airbags & Restraints at 119 (22.2%), Steering at 99 (18.5%) and Engine at 86 (16.1%). Engine also carries the most complaints marked as a fire in the 2008's record, 7 of its 86.
How many recall campaigns do the three years have?
The 2014 has the most of the three. Recalls were pulled for these three model years only.
| Model year | Recall campaigns | Filed between |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | Aug 2008 and Oct 2021 |
| 2014 | 7 | Feb 2014 and May 2023 |
| 2010 | 6 | Aug 2010 and Oct 2021 |
The 2008's six campaigns, with NHTSA's component labels:
| Campaign | Filed | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 08V410000 | Aug 14, 2008 | Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages |
| 08V441000 | Aug 28, 2008 | Electrical system |
| 10V240000 | Jun 4, 2010 | Electrical system |
| 14V118000 | Mar 17, 2014 | Air bags: side/window |
| 15V415000 | Jun 30, 2015 | Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate |
| 21V782000 | Oct 7, 2021 | Air bags: frontal |
None of the 2008's six components is a transmission or drivetrain part, the area that leads its complaints. The 2014's seven do include one, "Power train: automatic transmission" (14V092000, Feb 21, 2014). They also include three air bag components (critical fasteners, frontal, and frontal: driver side: inflator module), the same general system as its leading complaint area. A manufacturer files a recall campaign; an owner files a complaint. Matching labels in the two lists do not show they describe the same fault.
A year's complaint count does not say whether a particular Enclave has an open campaign; the VIN does, and NHTSA's recall lookup takes one. An Enclave saved in your garage is checked for any campaign NHTSA publishes later.