Selling a junk Buick Enclave
Any Enclave sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Buick Enclave
NHTSA has 3,230 owner complaints on file for the Buick Enclave, model years 2008 to 2022, the 136th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are air bags (770, 24%), steering (443, 14%), transmission and drivetrain (355, 11%). 135 complaints involved a crash, 32 a fire, and 83 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 73,000 miles. The 2008 model year has the most complaints (779). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is air bags, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car after an accident: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Buick Enclave by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 779 | Transmission and drivetrain | 24 | 12 | 6 | 82,020 |
| 2009 | 290 | Steering | 4 | 8 | 8 | 74,988 |
| 2010 | 358 | Steering | 8 | 1 | 6 | 75,738 |
| 2011 | 285 | Steering | 23 | 3 | 6 | 59,000 |
| 2012 | 174 | Body and structure | 12 | 0 | 6 | 76,562 |
| 2013 | 111 | Other | 5 | 1 | 4 | 63,000 |
| 2014 | 352 | Air bags | 13 | 4 | 7 | 69,300 |
| 2015 | 221 | Air bags | 10 | 0 | 5 | 67,000 |
| 2016 | 158 | Air bags | 3 | 0 | 4 | 51,000 |
| 2017 | 203 | Air bags | 11 | 0 | 3 | 48,000 |
| 2018 | 95 | Brakes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27,500 |
| 2019 | 69 | Transmission and drivetrain | 3 | 3 | 1 | 25,000 |
| 2020 | 81 | Engine | 6 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 2021 | 33 | Brakes | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2022 | 21 | Visibility and wipers | 6 | 0 | 1 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Buick Enclave recalls
NHTSA lists 28 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for air bags (8), electrical system (4), visibility and wipers (3). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2014 model year, air bags (campaign 23V334000, May 2023): 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.
- 2015 model year, air bags (campaign 22V246000, Apr 2022): 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.
- 2021 model year, air bags (campaign 22V210000, Mar 2022): 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 terminal…
- 2008 model year, air bags (campaign 21V782000, Oct 2021): 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.
- 2021 model year, air bags (campaign 21V472000, Jun 2021): General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave vehicles. During service by dealers, certain vehicles may have received incorrect air bag calibration software that may affect front…
What a Buick Enclave is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Enclave on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Buick Enclave worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Enclave gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Buick Enclave that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Buick Enclave?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Buick Enclave numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.