Cadillac STS: 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 STS, through the years →

What goes wrong on the Cadillac STS

Across every STS 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 System3 complaints across all STS years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
• Service Brakes2 complaints across all STS years · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles$580–$1,140
• Vehicle Speed Control1 complaints across all STS years · typical job: Throttle body, pedal sensor or cruise module replacement$520–$1,150
• Steering1 complaints across all STS years · typical job: Electric power-steering rack or column motor replacement$1,020–$2,500
• Seat Belts1 complaints across all STS years · typical job: Pretensioner or retractor replacement$360–$800
• Exterior Lighting1 complaints across all STS years · typical job: Headlamp assembly or lighting-module replacement$360–$1,380

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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