2024 Buick Enclave

Showing the 2024 Enclave Essence. NHTSA's VIN data shows it with a 3.6 L engine, but that may not be every version of it, so the numbers below cover every version of this model year. Every version

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
0none on file
Owner complaints
7filed with NHTSA; not adjusted for sales

Trims

NHTSA's VIN data lists these trims for the 2024 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 7 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 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
Engine2000
Seat belts2101
Air bags1101
Back over prevention1000
Lane departure1000
Power train1000
Steering1000
Unknown or other1000

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 no recalls for the 2024 Enclave. NHTSA's recall lookup checks a specific VIN.

Service bulletins and investigations

Carmakers sent NHTSA 358 service bulletins and notices that cover the 2024 Enclave, the latest on Sep 28, 2026. They tell dealers how to fix known issues.

The parts they mention most: unknown or other (135), electrical system (78), engine (47), power train (45), equipment (43).

NHTSA defect investigations

Opening an investigation isn't a finding of a defect. Outcomes are as NHTSA's summary states them. A recall is shown as an investigation's outcome only where NHTSA's summary names it; other recalls NHTSA's file lists with it are marked as listed, not caused.

InvestigationPartOpenedStatus
Engineering analysis EA26006
Electronic Brake Module Component Failure · covers 4 makes		Service brakesAug 21, 2026Open
NHTSA's record and documents

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 2024 Enclave.

Oil change near you: Jiffy Lube · Take 5

Used ones for sale

See used 2024 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