Cadillac Escalade ESV: Best & Worst Years

Cadillac Escalade ESV: 5 model years indexed, 190 NHTSA owner complaints and 8 recall campaigns on record. Best year 2013, worst 2015.

Year-by-year data table

Best year in our data: 2013 (score 100). Worst: 2015 (score 53, CAUTION).

Year	Score	Verdict	NHTSA complaints	Recalls
2015	53	CAUTION	103	6
2014	88	BUY	0	2
2013	100	BUY	2	0
2012	97	BUY	23	0
2011	93	BUY	62	0

Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-08-20