FaultScore

Cadillac Cts-V problems

Owners have filed 39 complaints about the Cadillac Cts-V with NHTSA across model years 2004 to 2015. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every Cadillac Cts-V 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
2015 1 0 0 Electrical System
2012 2 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2011 8 0 0 43,450 Transmission & Drivetrain
2010 1 0 0 Airbags
2007 3 0 0 Electrical System
2006 3 0 0 Brakes
2005 11 0 0 115,000 Electrical System
2004 10 1 0 125,000 Brakes

What breaks on a Cadillac Cts-V

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

Brakes 7 17.9%

Worst in 2004

Electrical System 5 12.8%

Worst in 2005

Suspension 5 12.8%

Worst in 2004

Airbags 4 10.3%

Worst in 2011

Other & Unspecified 4 10.3%

Worst in 2005

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 7.7%

Worst in 2011

Stability & Traction Control 3 7.7%

Worst in 2004

Steering 2 5.1%

Worst in 2004

Fuel & Propulsion 2 5.1%

Worst in 2005

Wheels 2 5.1%

Worst in 2005

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 2.6%

Worst in 2012

Seat Belts 1 2.6%

Worst in 2011

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Cadillac Cts-V, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 2015 peak 4 Jun 2019

Compare the Cadillac Cts-V

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