2018 Buick Enclave: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

8 builds left the factory as a 2018 Enclave, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 7 main configurations sell for $5,400–$26,365 today.

7 main configurations
19,807 vehicles built
461 for sale right now
$5,400–$26,365 typical price range

Which Enclave is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

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Premium · FWD 5GAERCKW-J

3.6L 6-cyl, Automatic, Front-wheel drive. 2,837 built.

$9,995 great deal $15,895 typical $23,076 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 85 for sale · from $9,995 →
Premium · AWD 5GAEVBKW-J

3.6L 6-cyl, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 3,788 built.

$5,400 great deal $16,900 typical $26,365 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 99 for sale · from $5,400 →
Most common — 19% of 2018 Enclaves

Essence · AWD 5GAEVAKW-J

3.6L 6-cyl, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 3,812 built.

$8,799 great deal $15,714 typical $21,998 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 80 for sale · from $8,799 →
Avenir · AWD 5GAEVCKW-J

3.6L 6-cyl, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 2,596 built.

$9,624 great deal $17,499 typical $25,998 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 68 for sale · from $9,624 →
Base · FWD 5GAERAKW-J

3.6L 6-cyl, Automatic, Front-wheel drive. 21 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs →

What actually differs

	Essence · AWD	Premium · AWD	Premium · FWD	Avenir · AWD
Drivetrain	All-wheel drive	All-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	All-wheel drive
Typical price today	$15,714	$16,900	$15,895	$17,499
For sale right now	80	99	85	68
Vehicles built	3,812	3,788	2,837	2,596

Same on every 2018 Enclave

Engine 3.6L 6-cyl
Transmission Automatic
Fuel Gasoline
Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
Seats 7
Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

632 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026

Essence · AWD

$15,714

Premium · AWD

$16,900

Premium · FWD

$15,895

Avenir · AWD

$17,499

$5,238 $10,718 $16,197 $21,677 $27,156

Price trend

Median down $1,084 over the last 12 months.

2018 Enclave price history →

Will it hold value?

A Enclave typically keeps about 50% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $7,995 today.

Enclave depreciation by year →

Cost to run

17/25 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,330/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2018 Enclave

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

No recalls on file for this model year.

Driver assistance — varies by configuration

✓ Warns you before a crash
✓ Watches your blind spot (optional)
✓ Warns when you drift from your lane (optional)
✓ Steers you back into the lane

Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What 5GAERCKW-J means

5GA ERCKW · J

5GA: the World Manufacturer Identifier Buick registered — assembled in the United States
ERCKW: together encode the Enclave line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 3.6L 6cyl, Front-wheel drive — as Buick filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
J: in position 10 — model year 2018
9, 11–17: differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number

Real VINs from this run 5GAERCKW 7JJ185272 5GAERCKW 6JJ206192 5GAERCKW 9JJ208079

1 rare configuration — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

Essence 3.6L 6cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) 5GAERBCW-J Fewer than 20 known vehicles

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