FaultScore

Worst years for a Cadillac CT5

Owners have filed 138 complaints about the Cadillac CT5 with NHTSA across model years 2020 to 2026. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2020 Cadillac CT5

60 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2026 Cadillac CT5

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Cadillac CT5 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.

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
2026 A 10 0 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2025 A 10 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2024 2 1 0 Airbags
2023 C 14 6 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2022 A 12 0 0 Body & Structure
2021 D 30 7 0 Electrical System
2020 F 60 4 0 6,335 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Cadillac CT5

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

Transmission & Drivetrain 22 15.9%

Worst in 2020

Electrical System 20 14.5%

Worst in 2020

Other & Unspecified 16 11.6%

Worst in 2020

Body & Structure 15 10.9%

Worst in 2020

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 13 9.4%

Worst in 2026

Engine & Cooling 12 8.7%

Worst in 2020

Airbags 7 5.1%

Worst in 2021

Steering 5 3.6%

Worst in 2020

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 3.6%

Worst in 2020

Tires 4 2.9%

Worst in 2023

Wheels 4 2.9%

Worst in 2020

Brakes 3 2.2%

Worst in 2021

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 2.2%

Worst in 2021

Suspension 2 1.4%

Worst in 2020

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Cadillac CT5, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 2020 peak 12 Aug 2026

Compare the Cadillac CT5

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