Cadillac ownership costs & problem years

Cadillac models ranked by owner data

20 Cadillac nameplates carry enough federal data to score: 5,506 owner complaints and 261 recall campaigns in total. The strongest average across its model years is the STS at 92/100; the weakest is the LYRIQ at 62/100.

ModelAvg scoreVerdictYears scoredBest yearWorst yearComplaintsRecalls
STS92BUY12011201170
CTS-V90BUY220172016510
ELR89BUY220162014212
Escalade Hybrid89BUY220122011710
CT486BUY6202320203311
CT685BUY5201620197613
DTS85BUY120112011162
CT584BUY6202420209211
XT683BUY62021202010414
ATS-V80BUY320172016330
XT479BUY72022202410412
XT579BUY92019201729519
CTS78BUY82019201448519
SRX78BUY6201620152,25423
XTS78BUY72016201321815
Escalade76BUY152019202384353
ATS75BUY72019201338321
Escalade Ext75BUY3201320117410
Escalade ESV72BUY52014201519020
LYRIQ62CAUTION32025202415616

Average score is the mean across the model years we hold data for. Complaint counts are raw NHTSA totals and rise with how many cars were sold — the score itself corrects for that. Methodology.

Every Cadillac model we hold data for

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Sources: NHTSA complaints and recalls, EPA fuel economy · Methodology · Calculators · Updated 2026-10-04