Cadillac Xt6 Reliability
131 NHTSA complaints (2020–2025). Complaint rate: 6.0 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: The 2020 Cadillac Xt6 had a notable spike in NHTSA complaints. Other years had typical complaint volumes. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
No years stand out as significantly better.
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Cadillac Xt6 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 21 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 20 | 0.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 16 | 0.0% |
| ENGINE | 10 | 0.0% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 7 | 0.0% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 7 | 0.0% |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING | 5 | 20.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 5 | 0.0% |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION | 4 | 0.0% |
| LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | 3 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020AVOID | — | 49 | 0 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021 | — | 23 | 0 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022 | — | 15 | 1 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023 | — | 16 | 1 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 21 | 0 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 7 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Cadillac Xt6accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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