For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Chevrolet Tahoe are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The Buick Enclave doesn’t offer height-adjustable front seat belts.
Both the Tahoe and the Enclave have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras, available all wheel drive, blind spot warning systems, around view monitors and rear cross-path warning.
The Chevrolet Tahoe weighs 788 to 1545 pounds more than the Buick Enclave. The NHTSA advises that heavier vehicles are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Chevrolet Tahoe is safer than the Buick Enclave:
|
Tahoe |
Enclave |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
146 |
216 |
Neck Compression |
51 lbs. |
77 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
4 Stars |
4 Stars |
HIC |
233 |
333 |
Chest Compression |
.6 inches |
.9 inches |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Chevrolet Tahoe is safer than the Buick Enclave:
|
Tahoe |
Enclave |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
25 |
69 |
Chest Movement |
.7 inches |
.9 inches |
Abdominal Force |
111 lbs. |
161 lbs. |
Hip Force |
118 lbs. |
204 lbs. |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
88 |
134 |
Spine Acceleration |
24 G’s |
39 G’s |
Hip Force |
248 lbs. |
716 lbs. |
|
Into Pole |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Max Damage Depth |
14 inches |
14 inches |
HIC |
239 |
251 |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.