Reliable Auto DB

2015 Buick Enclave reliability

Is it reliable?

Owners have filed 171 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Buick Enclave over 12 years — 4 per year. That is fewer complaints per year than most Enclave years here — under the median of the other years, which is 5. NHTSA has 5 recalls on file, including Inflator, Frontal, and Critical fasteners.

2012 Buick Enclave
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Complaints

171

Per year

4

Recalls

5

Years on the road

12

What owners report

The complaints owners file most often name Air bags (105 of 171), then Electrical system (14) and Engine (12). Those filings include 7 that report a crash and 5 that report an injury.

Next to 2014 and 2016

The 2014 Enclave has 292 complaints, 8 per year, and the 2016 has 141 complaints, 5 per year. The 2015 has fewer complaints per year than the 2014. The 2015 has fewer complaints per year than the 2016.

The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2015 Buick Enclave. How we count. Data as of .

Recalls (5)

Recall air bags, frontal, driver side, inflator 2023-05-10 · NHTSA campaign 23V334000
Summary General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
Remedy Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. GM began mailing final owner letters February 23, 2024 and will continue mailing through December 2025. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N232404980.
Recall air bags, frontal, driver side, inflator 2022-04-14 · NHTSA campaign 22V246000
Summary General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
Remedy Dealers will replace the drivers air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 23, 2023. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300; Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N222366190.
Recall air bags, frontal 2021-10-07 · NHTSA campaign 21V782000
Summary General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2008-2017 Buick Enclave and 2013-2017 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.
Remedy Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 3, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 10, 2022. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212349040.
Recall air bags, critical fasteners 2021-04-08 · NHTSA campaign 21V246000
Summary General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2015, 2017 Buick Enclave, 2010-2019 Chevrolet Traverse, and 2011-2016 GMC Acadia vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not be properly attached.
Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, realign or replace the weld nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 24, 2021. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N202321200.
Recall Tires 2015-01-28 · NHTSA campaign 15V044000
Summary General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick Enclave vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 14, 2015, 2015 Chevrolet Traverse vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 20, 2015, and 2015 GMC Acadia vehicles manufactured December 9, 2014, to January 16, 2015, and all equipped with Goodyear P255/65R18 Fortera HL tires. These vehicles are equipped with tires that may experience tread cracking. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, "Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or Less."
Remedy GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tires that were manufactured within a specific date range, free of charge. The rec all began on March 9, 2015. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), or 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 15025/15067. Note: This recall is for Goodyear P255/65R18 Fortera HL tires installed as original equipment. For tires that were purchased as replacement equipment, see recall 15T-002.

Complaints by component (171 total)

Air bags
105
Electrical system
14
Engine
12
Steering
12
Service brakes
10
Electronic stability control (ESC)
6
Seat belts
6
Speed control
6
Exterior lighting
5
Lane departure
4
Powertrain
4
Structure
4
Suspension
4
Fuel and propulsion system
3
Wheels
3
Forward collision avoidance
2
Tires
2
Visibility and wipers
2
Latches, locks, and linkages
1
Visibility
1
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Crash-flagged

7

Fire-flagged

0

Injury reports

5

Death reports

0

Complaints filed per year

32015520163201710201818201910202062021620225720234520247202512026
Excerpts from recent NHTSA complaint filings
  • "2015 Buick Enclave put in Park, doors unlocked, got out and the vehicle moved while in park."
    Service brakes · filed 2025-11-03
  • "I had storm damage to my vehicle and needed the front headlight replaced. This was a insurance claim and it went to a local body shop as well as a GM Dealership trying to fix the problem. My vehicle is equipped with…"
    Exterior lighting · filed 2025-10-18
  • "I went to Firestone in 2023 about my tire recalled and they claimed there was no recalled. I went again on July 5th, 2025 to changed all my tires but three of them were the tire mentioned. I provided documentation but…"
    Tires · filed 2025-07-22
  • "oil just disappears. Burns off all the engine oil w no smoke"
    Engine · filed 2025-07-14

NHTSA crash ratings

Version Overall Front Side Rollover
2015 Buick Enclave SUV AWD 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 4 stars
2015 Buick Enclave SUV FWD 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 4 stars

Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.

Fuel economy

Trim Engine Transmission Drive City Hwy Combined Annual fuel cost
Enclave all-wheel drive 3.6L, 6-cyl Automatic 6-speed All-wheel drive 16 22 18 MPG $3600
Enclave front-wheel drive 3.6L, 6-cyl Automatic 6-speed Front-wheel drive 17 24 19 MPG $3400

Specs and fitment

First generation, 2012–2017
Body styles SUV
Oil 5W-30 (~6 qt with filter, 3.6L V6) , 6 qt capacity
Tire size 255/65R18, 255/60R19, or 255/55R20 (trim dependent)

Known issues for this generation

Recall 21V782000 covers certain 2008-2017 Buick Enclave vehicles (with Chevrolet Traverse on the same campaign) where the driver's frontal air-bag inflator may rupture on deployment. Dealers replace the driver's frontal air-bag module. Recall 21V246000 covers certain 2010-2015 and 2017 Enclave vehicles (with Traverse and Acadia) for a passenger-side frontal air-bag inflator condition; dealers replace the passenger frontal air-bag module.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2015 Buick Enclave reliable?

Owners have filed 171 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Buick Enclave over 12 years — 4 per year. That is fewer complaints per year than most Enclave years here — under the median of the other years, which is 5. NHTSA has 5 recalls on file, including Inflator, Frontal, and Critical fasteners.

What are common problems with a 2015 Buick Enclave?

The complaints owners file most often name Air bags (105 of 171), then Electrical system (14) and Engine (12). Those filings include 7 that report a crash and 5 that report an injury.

Is the 2015 Buick Enclave more reliable than the years next to it?

The 2014 Enclave has 292 complaints, 8 per year, and the 2016 has 141 complaints, 5 per year. The 2015 has fewer complaints per year than the 2014. The 2015 has fewer complaints per year than the 2016.

Has the 2015 Buick Enclave been recalled?

The 2015 Buick Enclave has 5 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2015 Buick Enclave?

Owners have filed 171 complaints about the 2015 Buick Enclave with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2015 Buick Enclave get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2015 Buick Enclave is 18.5 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

What generation is the 2019 Buick Enclave?

Second generation (2018-on).

What oil does a Buick Enclave take?

US generation notes list 5W-30 full synthetic for the 3.6L V6 across both generations here.

What tire sizes does a Buick Enclave use?

First-gen pages list 255/65R18; second-gen trims also use 255/55R20 on upper levels.