Cadillac DTS: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

Year-by-year data table

Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.

Photographs and every generation of the DTS, through the years →

What goes wrong on the Cadillac DTS

Across every DTS model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.

• Electrical System6 complaints across all DTS years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
• Engine5 complaints across all DTS years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
• Air Bags3 complaints across all DTS years · typical job: Airbag module, clockspring or sensor replacement$600–$1,700
• Steering2 complaints across all DTS years · typical job: Electric power-steering rack or column motor replacement$1,020–$2,500
• Fuel/Propulsion System2 complaints across all DTS years · typical job: Fuel pump or injector replacement$680–$1,620
• Seat Belts1 complaints across all DTS years · typical job: Pretensioner or retractor replacement$360–$800

Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.

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