Cadillac
Cadillac has 36 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1960–2027), with 274 recall campaigns and 10,724 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2014 (22). The component complaints name most often is electrical system (127.6 per 1,000 component mentions). The Deville line has the most complaints, 2,693 over 34 model years.
A further 7 equipment, tire or child-seat campaigns name Cadillac and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between Cadillac model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Cadillac only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deville | 34 | 30 | 2,693 | 79.2 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| CTS | 16 | 27 | 1,779 | 111.2 | Power Train |
| SRX | 13 | 24 | 1,672 | 128.6 | Exterior Lighting |
| Escalade | 27 | 52 | 827 | 30.6 | Air Bags |
| Seville | 29 | 31 | 792 | 27.3 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| Eldorado | 27 | 28 | 488 | 18.1 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| Catera | 7 | 0 | 468 | 66.9 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| DTS | 8 | 6 | 454 | 56.8 | Electrical System |
| STS | 14 | 7 | 399 | 28.5 | Air Bags |
| Allante | 8 | 2 | 197 | 24.6 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Fleetwood | 21 | 20 | 173 | 8.2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| ATS | 6 | 11 | 163 | 27.2 | Engine |
| Escalade ESV | 24 | 42 | 148 | 6.2 | Air Bags |
| XTS | 7 | 10 | 100 | 14.3 | Electrical System |
| Escalade EXT | 12 | 16 | 87 | 7.3 | Air Bags |
| Cadillac | 32 | 8 | 84 | 2.6 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| XLR | 6 | 4 | 59 | 9.8 | Structure |
| XT5 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 6.1 | Unknown or Other |
| Brougham | 17 | 18 | 49 | 2.9 | Vehicle Speed Control |
| Cimarron | 8 | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | Electrical System |
| ELR | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9.0 | Service Brakes |
| CT6 Plug-IN Hybrid | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | Power Train |
| Limousine | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0.4 | Structure |
| CT6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | Suspension |
| XT4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0.2 | Power Train |
| Lyriq | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| XT6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| CT5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| CT4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Optiq | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Hearse | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Calais | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Escalade NA | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Vistiq | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Escalade IQ | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Escalade IQL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Cadillac complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Cadillac had?
274 NHTSA recall campaigns name Cadillac vehicles (model years 1960–2027). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 50,384,520, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Cadillac model line has the most complaints?
Deville: 2,693 complaints over 34 model years (79.2 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Cadillac?
electrical system (127.6 per 1,000 mentions), engine and engine cooling (89.9 per 1,000 mentions), air bags (85.1 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.