Cadillac Cts Reliability

3,090 NHTSA complaints (2003–2019). Complaint rate: 241.8 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
571.4
Complaints
3,090
Crash Rate
9.7%
Fire Rate
1.9%
Injuries
236
Fatalities
13

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2003–2009 Cadillac Cts (240 crash-related complaints). The 2015–2019 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Avoid These Years

2003–2009
~327/yr complaints · 240 crashes

Average

2010–2011
~125/yr complaints
2013–2014
~149/yr complaints

Better Years

2015–2019
~34/yr complaints
2012
~81/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Cadillac Cts — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2003 (450)
0129259388518200320052007200920112013201520172019

Common Cadillac Cts Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3535.4%
AIR BAGS32923.4%
POWER TRAIN2882.8%
ENGINE2332.6%
SERVICE BRAKES19314.0%
STEERING14314.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1175.1%
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT1091.8%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL9530.5%
SUSPENSION846.0%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
2003AVOID4504619View
2004AVOID294331View
2005AVOID396456View
2006AVOID368393View
2007AVOID311449View
2008AVOID251158View
2009AVOID22218View
201010132View
2011148146View
2012GOOD8110View
201310620View
20141928View
2015GOOD6543View
2016GOOD4703View
2017GOOD321View
2018GOOD101View
2019GOOD160View

See also: Cadillac Ctsaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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