Cadillac Seville Reliability

1,044 NHTSA complaints (1981–2004). Complaint rate: 4110.2 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
9492.1
Complaints
1,044
Crash Rate
6.6%
Fire Rate
4.4%
Injuries
73
Fatalities
4

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

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

Bottom line: Avoid the 1993–2002 Cadillac Seville. The 2004 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE.

Avoid These Years

1993–2002
~87/yr complaints · 46 crashes

Average

1990–1992
~28/yr complaints
2003
~19/yr complaints

Better Years

2004
~12/yr complaints
1985–1989
~11/yr complaints
1983
~2/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Cadillac Seville — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 1996 (156)
0459013517919831986198819901992199419961998200020022004

Common Cadillac Seville Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE690.0%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE482.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM410.0%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP3228.1%
SUSPENSION310.0%
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3164.5%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING300.0%
STEERING296.9%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS273.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER240.0%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

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

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
1983GOOD20View
1985GOOD60View
1986GOOD142View
1987GOOD140View
1988GOOD152View
1989GOOD50View
1990243View
19912881View
1992318View
1993AVOID5323View
1994AVOID6648View
1995AVOID87510View
1996AVOID156118View
1997AVOID13548View
1998AVOID7843View
1999AVOID10614View
2000AVOID574View
2001AVOID685View
2002AVOID6661View
2003190View
2004GOOD120View

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

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