Buick Enclave MPG by year — every rating on record

The Buick Enclave has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 20 model years, from 2008 to 2027. Across those years its best rated version returned 23 mpg (2025) and its thirstiest returned 17 mpg (2016). The EPA record holds 40 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD / Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Buick Enclave placed highest in 2019 at #5 of 23, and lowest in 2010 at #44 of 80. It spent 9 of its 20 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 40 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 2 of 4 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Enclave fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2027 Buick Enclave burns 523 to 548 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2027 model year is $2,850 to $2,950 a year in fuel, or $3,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD

Across the 70 nameplates EPA classifies as Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, the median best combined rating is 23 mpg. At 22 mpg the Buick Enclave is 1 mpg below the median, which is worth about $80 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Buick nameplates

Every Buick model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.