Cadillac Fleetwood Reliability

263 NHTSA complaints (1981–1998). Complaint rate: 2155.7 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
7639.3
Complaints
263
Crash Rate
12.5%
Fire Rate
5.3%
Injuries
50
Fatalities

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

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

Bottom line: Avoid the 1993–1994 Cadillac Fleetwood. The 1998 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP.

Avoid These Years

1993–1994
~39/yr complaints · 15 crashes
1996
~39/yr complaints · 3 crashes

Average

1985
~17/yr complaints
1989–1992
~18/yr complaints
1995
~22/yr complaints

Better Years

1998
~4/yr complaints
1986–1988
~7/yr complaints
1983
~6/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Cadillac Fleetwood — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 1993 (51)
01529445919831985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961998

Common Cadillac Fleetwood Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP2817.9%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE110.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1040.0%
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL8100.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER80.0%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS728.6%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP60.0%
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR60.0%
TIRES:TREAD/BELT60.0%
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT60.0%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

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

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
1983GOOD60View
1985170View
1986GOOD1042View
1987GOOD80View
1988GOOD41View
1989160View
19902231View
19912221View
19921322View
1993AVOID51102View
1994AVOID2754View
19952232View
1996AVOID393View
1998GOOD40View

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

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