Cadillac Allante problems

Owners have filed 232 complaints about the Cadillac Allante with NHTSA across model years 1987 to 1995. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every Cadillac Allante year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

44 22 43 48 40 25 9 1

87 88 89 90 91 92 93 95

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

Year	Grade	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Median miles	Most reported
1995	—	1	0	0	—	Brakes
1993	—	9	1	2	—	Electrical System
1992	—	25	0	0	—	Brakes
1991	—	40	2	0	—	Brakes
1990	—	48	3	0	70,000	Brakes
1989	—	43	0	0	—	Brakes
1988	—	22	1	0	—	Brakes
1987	—	44	1	1	—	Brakes

What breaks on a Cadillac Allante

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Brakes 188 81.0%

Worst in 1990

Body & Structure 8 3.4%

Worst in 1990

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 2.6%

Worst in 1987

Electrical System 6 2.6%

Worst in 1993

Lights 4 1.7%

Worst in 1993

Other & Unspecified 4 1.7%

Worst in 1991

Engine & Cooling 3 1.3%

Worst in 1987

Steering 3 1.3%

Worst in 1990

Equipment & Accessories 3 1.3%

Worst in 1993

Fuel & Propulsion 1 0.4%

Worst in 1991

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 0.4%

Worst in 1987

Tires 1 0.4%

Worst in 1987

Seat Belts 1 0.4%

Worst in 1988

Seats 1 0.4%

Worst in 1987

Exactly what failed on a Cadillac Allante

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 128 68.1%

Antilock 18 9.6%

Master Cylinder 16 8.5%

Foundation Components 10 5.3%

Roof AND Pillars 5 2.7%

Hoses, Lines/Piping, AND Fittings 3 1.6%

Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) 2 1.1%

Module 2 1.1%

Engine 2 1.1%

Horn 2 1.1%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Cadillac Allante, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 1995 peak 21 Jul 2018

Compare the Cadillac Allante

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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