Cadillac Xt5 Reliability
414 NHTSA complaints (2017–2025). Complaint rate: 9.0 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 2017–2019 Cadillac Xt5. The 2022–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Cadillac Xt5 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 57 | 1.8% |
| ENGINE | 53 | 1.9% |
| POWER TRAIN | 51 | 3.9% |
| STEERING | 41 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 40 | 5.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 28 | 7.1% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 16 | 25.0% |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 11 | 0.0% |
| WHEELS | 11 | 0.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 10 | 50.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017AVOID | — | 181 | 10 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018AVOID | — | 92 | 4 | 3 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019AVOID | — | 44 | 4 | 5 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020 | — | 29 | 0 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021 | — | 19 | 0 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 13 | 3 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 17 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 15 | 2 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 4 | 3 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Cadillac Xt5accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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