2019 Buick ENCLAVE - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2019 Buick Enclave SUV AWD has received an impressive overall safety rating of 5 out of 5. This car excels in various crash tests, including front crash and side crash ratings, with most categories scoring 5 out of 5. The car also scored well in rollover ratings, achieving a rating of 4 out of 5. In terms of safety features, the Buick Enclave comes with standard electronic stability control, with optional forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems available.

Despite its high safety ratings, it is worth noting that there have been 23 complaints reported for this model. Additionally, there has been 1 recall issued for the Buick Enclave. Overall, this car offers excellent safety features and performance, making it a strong choice for those prioritizing safety on the road.

Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

23

Recall Count

1

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

5/5

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Safety Features

2019 Buick Enclave SUV AWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2019 Buick Enclave SUV AWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

Optional
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

Optional

2019 Buick Enclave SUV AWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2019 Buick Enclave SUV AWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2008 Score 2019 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 4 5
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5 5
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 4 5

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2008 Score 2019 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 4
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5 4
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2008 Score 2019 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating 4 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5

Complaints for the 2019 Buick ENCLAVE

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"we were on a trip home from the holidays about 400 miles away when we heard a huge explosion! the front sunroof exploded and rained glass all over us. it was a clear night with no other cars around. we had to pull over and find something to cover over the sunroof because it was so loud and shooting bits of glass all over us and our dog. we made it home. we are still waiting on insurance to fix it. this really scared us."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2025-03-12

Complaint:
"rear door with the automatic open/close feature. while accessing the rear portion of the vehicle (looking in boxes, accessing under floor storage compartment,etc) i have experienced on several occasions where the door starts to close. i was able to turn around, push the door upwards and the door stopped closing and reversed to the open area. this happened to our buick enclave that we own in canada. the dealer was able to find on buick's database where this was documented and the suggested solution was to "turn this feature off using the "control knob located in the driver's door". my wife and i are 80 and this feature was one of the reasons that we purchased this model new in may 2020. so solution that buick has offered is not the greatest. however, my wife is disabled and if the rear door had started to close on her, i do not think that she could have stopped the door from coming down. i will be notifying the canadian highway vehicle association of this problem. but seems to me that buick has a problem with the design of this system and is not addressing it. are you aware of this problem with buick enclaves 2018 -2021 in the usa? [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2023-07-07

Complaint:
"my husband had the key in his pocket upstairs in our house. it accidentally activated at some point by his bending /sitting. the car remotely started and we did not hear it. only because our pets became upset did we discover the running car in our closed garage. we were able to turn it off and vent the garage of co accumulation."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2021-08-01

Complaint:
"broken rear sunroof clip to hold sunroof shut close there is no replacement part and sunroof stays open!! part was made out of plastic and im sure more people have broken theirs too especially if they have kids"
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2020-02-10

Recalls for the 2019 Buick ENCLAVE

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"general motors llc (gm) is recalling certain 2018-2019 chevrolet cruze and buick lacrosse, 2018-2020 chevrolet equinox, chevrolet traverse and gmc terrain, 2018 chevrolet malibu, 2019-2020 buick encore, buick enclave, cadillac xt4, chevrolet blazer and gmc acadia, and 2020 cadillac xt6 vehicles. the start/stop accumulator endcap may have missing bolts."
Consequence:
Missing bolts on the start-stop accumulator endcap could result in a transmission oil leak and may progress to a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash. A transmission fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of fire.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the start-stop transmission accumulator and replace it if any bolts are missing, free of charge. The recall began December 15, 2020. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-888-988-7267, Buick Customer service at 1-866-608-8080, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N202313440.

Component(s) Involved: POWER TRAIN > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of incident: 2020-10-29

BUICK Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

BUICK ranks 20 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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