Buick Enclave vs Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT: which is more reliable?
The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT is ahead of the Buick Enclave on the federal record, 79/100 against 73/100 — a real but narrow gap that a bad model year on either side closes.
The record, side by side
Buick Enclave
- 15 model years scored
- 1,457 owner complaints on record
- about 12 complaints per year on the road
- 45 recall campaigns, 32 safety-critical
- best year 2019 (92/100) · worst 2014 (30/100)
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT
- 5 model years scored
- 1,441 owner complaints on record
- about 38 complaints per year on the road
- 0 recall campaigns, 0 safety-critical
- best year 2021 (94/100) · worst 2018 (47/100)
Mean score is the average across model years from 2013 on, where both records are comparable. How the score works.
Year by year: Enclave against Grand Cherokee SRT
The comparison that decides the purchase. A nameplate is not one car — a redesign can move the record sixty points inside two years, and the two nameplates rarely move together.
What owners actually complain about
Buick Enclave
- Air Bags — 634 complaints
- Engine — 164 complaints
- Electrical System — 157 complaints
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT
- Electrical System — 464 complaints
- Unknown Or Other — 368 complaints
- Engine — 262 complaints
They do not fail the same way: the Enclave's complaints concentrate in Air Bags, the Grand Cherokee SRT's in Electrical System. That difference matters more to a buyer than the score gap, because it says which repair bill you are taking on.
Years to avoid on each
Buick Enclave — avoid: 2014, 2025.
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT — avoid: 2018.
A year scores below 45 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. Every car’s years to avoid.
What each costs today
A recent used Buick Enclave prices at about $44,100 and a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT at about $31,600 — the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT is roughly $12,500 less, and they return 21.0 against 15.0 MPG combined.
Class-level estimates re-priced to your country, not a valuation of one car. Method.
FAQ
Is the Buick Enclave or the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT more reliable?
On the NHTSA record the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT scores 79/100 against the Buick Enclave's 73/100, averaged across every model year we hold. The gap is small enough that the model year matters more than the badge.
Which Buick Enclave and Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT years should I avoid?
Buick Enclave: 2014, 2025. Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT: 2018. Each of those scores under 45 out of 100 on complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns.
What goes wrong on the Buick Enclave and the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT?
The largest complaint group on the Buick Enclave is Air Bags (634 complaints); on the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT it is Electrical System (464).
Is the Buick Enclave or the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT cheaper to own?
A recent used Buick Enclave prices at about $44,100 and a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT at about $31,600, before insurance and the maintenance band. Both pages carry the five-year running-cost figure.