Cadillac Recalls & Complaints by Model
NHTSA lists 277 safety recalls and 15,270 owner complaints across 49 Cadillac models, filed by General Motors, LLC. Pick a model, then a year.
277
safety recalls
15,270
owner complaints
49
models in NHTSA data
Most-complained-about Cadillac models
All Cadillac models
| Model | Years | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6ZZ | 1981–1983 | 1 | 0 |
| Allante | 1987–1995 | 2 | 197 |
| ATS | 2013–2019 | 11 | 380 |
| ATS-V | 2016–2017 | 0 | 4 |
| Brougham | 1972–1996 | 18 | 49 |
| Cadillac | 1959–2003 | 8 | 84 |
| Cadillac Truck | 2002–2003 | 0 | 3 |
| Calais | 1971–1974 | 3 | 0 |
| Catera | 1997–2003 | 0 | 468 |
| Cimarron | 1978–1988 | 8 | 14 |
| Commercial | 1977–1978 | 1 | 0 |
| CT4 | 2020–2026 | 5 | 34 |
| CT5 | 2020–2026 | 6 | 109 |
| CT6 | 2016–2020 | 8 | 65 |
| CT6 Plug-In Hybrid | 2017–2018 | 2 | 12 |
| CTS | 2003–2019 | 27 | 2,217 |
| CTS-V | 2004–2015 | 2 | 27 |
| Deville | 1964–2005 | 30 | 2,725 |
| DTS | 2004–2011 | 6 | 527 |
| Eldorado | 1968–2002 | 28 | 206 |
| ELR | 2014–2016 | 2 | 21 |
| Escalade | 1999–2026 | 52 | 1,713 |
| Escalade ESV | 2003–2026 | 42 | 533 |
| Escalade Ext | 2002–2013 | 16 | 92 |
| Escalade Ext 1500 | 2002–2007 | 0 | 5 |
| Escalade Hybrid | 2009–2014 | 0 | 21 |
| Escalade IQ | 2025–2026 | 2 | 7 |
| Escalade Iql | 2026 | 2 | 3 |
| Escalade NA | 2021 | 4 | 17 |
| Fleetwood | 1971–1998 | 20 | 173 |
| Fleetwood Brougham | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Hearse | 2000–2007 | 3 | 0 |
| K Series | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
| Limousine | 1978–2001 | 7 | 5 |
| Lyriq | 2023–2026 | 11 | 137 |
| Optiq | 2025–2027 | 3 | 19 |
| Redundant Lyriq | 2023–2024 | 2 | 27 |
| Seville | 1976–2004 | 31 | 801 |
| Sixty Special | 1991–1993 | 1 | 3 |
| Sls | 1999–2004 | 1 | 27 |
| SRX | 2004–2019 | 24 | 3,262 |
| STS | 1998–2011 | 7 | 430 |
| V-Series | 2004–2007 | 0 | 5 |
| Vistiq | 2026–2027 | 4 | 23 |
| XLR | 2004–2009 | 4 | 80 |
| XT4 | 2019–2025 | 8 | 107 |
| XT5 | 2017–2026 | 15 | 305 |
| XT6 | 2020–2025 | 12 | 106 |
| XTS | 2013–2019 | 10 | 225 |
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.