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2025 Buick Enclave

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

36

Complaints

3

Crashes

0

Fires

6

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2025 Buick Enclave have filed 36 safety complaints with NHTSA between October 2024 and July 2026. The most complained-about system is the brakes, named in 11 of them (31%). The typical failure was reported at 3,000 miles, the median across the 5 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

No recall campaign was matched to this year, make and model. That is not the same as a clean vehicle: recalls are issued against production ranges, and the only reliable check is your own VIN.

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 36.

SERVICE BRAKES 11 31%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9 25%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 7 19%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 6 17%
ENGINE 4 11%
LANE DEPARTURE 4 11%
POWER TRAIN 3 8%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 3 8%
BACK OVER PREVENTION 2 6%
AIR BAGS 1 3%
CHILD SEAT 1 3%
COMMUNICATION 1 3%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2026 at 18.

2024 2026
2024 to 2026, the last of them a part year

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

AIR BAGS

3 injured · crash · towed · 14,300 miles

The contact owned a 2025 Buick Enclave. While the contact’s daughter was driving through an intersection on a green light at an undisclosed speed, a truck crashed into the front driver’s side of the vehicle. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. The contact and his wife and daughter were all transported for medical attention and were checked for injuries. The contact received a CT scan and was currently undergoing physical therapy and pain management injections for back and hip injuries. The contact’s wife underwent CT scans, and the daughter was awaiting an MRI result following the follow-up with the primary care physician. A Police report was filed, and the vehicle was deemed a

NHTSA complaint 11750304, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

2 injured · crash · towed

Onstar keeps running and failed. Nothing works on car without it. Its dead after shutting it off. And no safety features work.

NHTSA complaint 11727387. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

CHILD SEAT

1 injured · crash · towed

The contact owns an Evenflo Safety Seat, Model Type: Revolve Extend 360 Rotational All-in-One Convertible Car Seat, Model Number: 25701756, manufactured in October 2022. The safety seat was being utilized in a 2025 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35-45 MPH, the vehicle was T-boned by another vehicle on the passenger side. The air bags did not deploy. The safety seat was located on the rear driver's side, and another safety seat was on the rear passenger's side; however, the rear passenger's side safety seat showed no visible signs of damage. There were no passengers in the safety seats. The contact stated that the rear driver's side safety seat was in

NHTSA complaint 11690298, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES
Driving at 30mph and all the dashboard lights turned on and all the warnings kept popping on the dashboard and 30 seconds later the brakes were not working when I was approaching a busy intersection. I was able to pump the brakes and stop the vehicle and put it in park and the vehicle shut off and nothing would work - not even the hazard lights. The vehicle is currently at the dealership being assessed.

NHTSA complaint 11740224. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES
I was driving and a variety of failure warnings popped up on my screen along with a total brake failure, unable to stop, had to coast until the vehicle was no longer moving. No accident resulted, but it could have been very serious. Mechanics diagnosed it as a loose battery cable.

NHTSA complaint 11739449. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES
The Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system activates unexpectedly and dangerously. Incident 1 5/7/2026: While driving approximately 2 mph in a drive-thru and rounding a curve, the vehicle suddenly applied full braking without warning. The braking force was severe enough that I struck my face on the steering wheel and my child was thrown forward in a secured car seat. Incident 2 5/19/2026: While merging onto a busy road behind a semi truck, the vehicle again applied sudden hard braking after I safely merged. This caused the vehicle behind me to nearly rear-end me, creating a high-risk traffic situation. These events occurred with no obstacle or reason that would justify emergency braking.

NHTSA complaint 11738785, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES
The brakes make a squealing noise when backing up and this has been reported on many 2025 enclaves. There is also a repeated clicking noise after turning the vehicle off.

NHTSA complaint 11737790. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

15,000 miles

The contact owns a 2025 Buick Enclave. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the cruise control mode became inoperable, and the vehicle unexpectedly shut off. The contact also stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, messages related to the braking system, forward collision system and the ABS were displayed. Additionally, the ABS was inoperable during inclement weather, and the vehicle became unsafe to drive. The contact pulled over to the side of the road because children were also inside the vehicle. The contact’s husband then drove the vehicle to the dealer, where the failure was duplicated, and several diagnostic trouble codes were retrieved. The

NHTSA complaint 11734649, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

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Other years of the Buick Enclave

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2022 13 1 —
2021 25 2 —
2020 56 6 —
2019 42 1 —
2018 64 0 —
2017 179 3 —
2016 140 4 —
2015 171 5 —
2014 292 7 —
2013 68 4 —
2012 132 6 —
2011 211 6 —
2010 275 6 —

Every Buick on this site — 60 vehicles, 172 recall campaigns and 1 open investigation .

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Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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