Where each one leads
Buick Enclave
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Volvo XC40
- Against cars of the same year, the Volvo XC40 comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 68% less often than average) than the Buick Enclave (fails 16% less often than average).
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Volvo XC40 uses 9.1 l/100 km, the 2026 Buick Enclave 11.1.
Too close to call: NHTSA overall safety rating.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Buick Enclave | Volvo XC40 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2008–2026 | 2017–2025 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 403,118 (2017–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 168,961 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 70,048 |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 12,265 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Buick Enclave | Volvo XC40 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 90% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +4% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.3% | 0.3% |
| … against cars of the same year | −16% | −68% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 1.6% |
| US owner complaints | 2,509 | 217 |
| Most complaints about | Air bags | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 2008 (536) | 2021 (52) |
| US recall campaigns | 29 | 13 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 17,569 | 1,219 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 17 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Buick Enclave | Volvo XC40 | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2026) | 5★ (2026) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Buick Enclave | Volvo XC40 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.1 l/100 km (2026) | 9.1 l/100 km (2026) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 7.8 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 8.0 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 70 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 130 kW (175 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,848 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €54,220 |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 77,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).