Worst years for a Cadillac CTS
Owners have filed 3,104 complaints about the Cadillac CTS with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2019. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
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2005 Cadillac CTS396 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Every Cadillac CTS 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | A | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | A | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2017 | B | 33 | 1 | 0 | 35,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | B | 47 | 0 | 3 | 17,000 | Electrical System |
| 2015 | B | 65 | 4 | 3 | 42,200 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2014 | C | 198 | 8 | 0 | 56,489 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2013 | D | 106 | 20 | 0 | 25,000 | Electrical System |
| 2012 | C | 81 | 10 | 0 | 32,650 | Electrical System |
| 2011 | D | 148 | 14 | 6 | 37,960 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2010 | B | 101 | 3 | 2 | 55,500 | Electrical System |
| 2009 | D | 222 | 18 | 0 | 61,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | D | 252 | 15 | 8 | 65,000 | Electrical System |
| 2007 | F | 314 | 44 | 9 | 79,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | F | 371 | 39 | 3 | 65,000 | Airbags |
| 2005 | F | 396 | 45 | 6 | 63,100 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2004 | F | 294 | 33 | 1 | 53,751 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2003 | F | 450 | 46 | 19 | 72,150 | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Cadillac CTS
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Cadillac CTS
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Cadillac CTS, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Cadillac CTS problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Cadillac CTS
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.