2022 Buick Enclave

Owner complaints, recalls, fuel economy and safety ratings from public NHTSA and EPA data, updated Oct 17, 2026.

Fuel economy
20–21 mpgcombined; city 17–18, highway 25–26; every version of this model year
Five years of fuel
$15,470–$16,240U.S. average; Ohio $13,820–$14,510 at local prices; every version of this model year; fuel only, not other costs of owning it; 15,000 miles a year, at EIA fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026
NHTSA overall safety rating
4 starslowest across the versions NHTSA tested
Recall campaigns
1over its history; check a VIN for open ones
Owner complaints
14filed with NHTSA; not adjusted for sales

Trims

NHTSA's VIN data lists these trims for the 2022 Enclave. A trim's engine and numbers are shown as its own only where EPA names versions after the trim and no other version could be it; "seen with" means a source shows that engine on the trim, not that it was the only one. Recalls and complaints cover the whole model year: whether a recall applies to a car depends on its VIN, on NHTSA's recall lookup.

Problems owners report

Owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Enclave. These are unverified owner reports, counted by the part of the car they name; one complaint can name several parts. Counts aren't adjusted for how many were sold, so they don't show how reliable a car is.

Complaints by part of the car
PartComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine3100
Exterior lighting3100
Service brakes3100
Unknown or other3000
Electrical system2000
Visibility2000
Back over prevention1000
Forward collision avoidance1100
Power train1000
Structure1100
Visibility/wiper1000

Complaints by model year

Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, and counts aren't adjusted for sales, so a shorter bar doesn't mean a more reliable year.

  1. 2008536
  2. 2009220
  3. 2010275
  4. 2011213
  5. 2012132
  6. 201370
  7. 2014292
  8. 2015171
  9. 2016141
  10. 2017179
  11. 201865
  12. 201944
  13. 202060
  14. 202126
  15. 202214
  16. 202321
  17. 20247
  18. 202538
  19. 20262

Every Enclave year side by side

Recalls

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2022 Enclave over its history. Campaigns are matched by model and year, so each one may apply to a given car, and its repair may already be done: check a VIN on NHTSA's recall lookup for the open recalls on that exact car.

Air bags: side/window

NHTSA campaign 22V210000 · reported Mar 31, 2022 · 89 vehicles potentially affected

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Chevrolet Traverse and 2021-2022 Buick Enclave vehicles. The harness connector to the left or right side roof rail air bag may have incompatible electrical terminals, which could prevent the air bags from deploying in a crash.

Risk: Roof rail air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the harness connector to the roof rail air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 29, 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 N212352140.

NHTSA's record and documents

Service bulletins and investigations

Carmakers sent NHTSA 628 service bulletins and notices that cover the 2022 Enclave, the latest on Sep 26, 2026. They tell dealers how to fix known issues.

The parts they mention most: electrical system (157), equipment (150), unknown or other (109), engine and engine cooling (79), power train (58).

NHTSA hasn't opened a defect investigation that covers this model year.

Maintenance

Oil

The owner's manual gives the oil and how often to change it. We show oil facts only once we've checked them against the manual, and we haven't yet for the 2022 Enclave.

Oil change near you: Jiffy Lube · Take 5

Used ones for sale

See used 2022 Buick Enclaves for sale on: Autotrader · CarMax

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Specs

EPA class: standard sport utility vehicle. EPA greenhouse gas score: 4 out of 10. Each version EPA tested:

VersionEngineTransmissionFuelCity / hwy / comb
Enclave
Front-Wheel Drive		3.6 L, 6 cylAutomatic 9-spdRegular Gasoline18 / 26 / 21
Enclave
All-Wheel Drive		3.6 L, 6 cylAutomatic 9-spdRegular Gasoline17 / 25 / 20

Sources and dates

Fuel cost: EPA mpg with fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026 and electricity prices for Jul 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Oct 2026). Complaints are unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA. About the data