Worst years for a Cadillac Deville
Owners have filed 3,660 complaints about the Cadillac Deville with NHTSA across model years 1964 to 2005. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2000 Cadillac Deville312 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Cleanest on record
1995 Cadillac Deville197 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Cadillac Deville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | C | 132 | 17 | 1 | 80,000 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | C | 211 | 17 | 5 | 69,406 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | C | 208 | 21 | 0 | 70,000 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | D | 237 | 30 | 2 | 63,500 | Electrical System |
| 2001 | D | 239 | 30 | 5 | 78,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | D | 312 | 54 | 4 | 65,135 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | D | 239 | 19 | 5 | 65,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | D | 310 | 19 | 3 | 73,000 | Lights |
| 1997 | C | 339 | 5 | 10 | 82,000 | Brakes |
| 1996 | C | 281 | 14 | 10 | 89,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | C | 197 | 7 | 9 | 103,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1994 | C | 185 | 12 | 10 | 88,690 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | C | 123 | 13 | 18 | 126,554 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 183 | 17 | 15 | 108,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1991 | — | 105 | 9 | 10 | 105,000 | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 111 | 14 | 4 | 100,000 | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 66 | 6 | 1 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1988 | — | 41 | 4 | 3 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1987 | — | 52 | 1 | 9 | 108,100 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1986 | — | 27 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1985 | — | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1984 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1983 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1982 | — | 12 | 0 | 1 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1981 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1979 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1978 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1977 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1976 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1974 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | Lights |
| 1973 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Wheels |
| 1964 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
What breaks on a Cadillac Deville
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 Deville
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Cadillac Deville, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Cadillac Deville 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 Deville
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.