Cadillac Ct5 Reliability
117 NHTSA complaints (2020–2026). Complaint rate: 11.3 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2020 Cadillac Ct5. The 2022–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: POWER TRAIN.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Cadillac Ct5 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 20 | 5.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 16 | 12.5% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 12 | 0.0% |
| ENGINE | 11 | 0.0% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 8 | 0.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 7 | 71.4% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 5 | 60.0% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 5 | 0.0% |
| WHEELS | 4 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 3 | 33.3% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020AVOID | — | 52 | 4 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021 | — | 27 | 7 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 8 | 0 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 13 | 5 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 2 | 1 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 10 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
| 2026TOO NEW | — | 5 | 0 | — | View 2026View→ |
See also: Cadillac Ct5accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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