Worst years for a Cadillac Escalade
Owners have filed 2,305 complaints about the Cadillac Escalade with NHTSA across model years 1999 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Cleanest on record
2026 Cadillac Escalade30 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Cadillac Escalade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2025 | B | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2024 | C | 63 | 0 | 0 | 9,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2023 | D | 190 | 4 | 0 | 24,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | D | 106 | 8 | 2 | 36,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2021 | C | 91 | 2 | 1 | 42,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | C | 15 | 4 | 3 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | B | 29 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | C | 29 | 3 | 3 | 11,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | C | 77 | 3 | 2 | 16,233 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | D | 123 | 3 | 5 | 38,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | D | 144 | 7 | 5 | 55,347 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | C | 30 | 8 | 1 | 40,000 | Electrical System |
| 2013 | A | 23 | 0 | 1 | 76,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | C | 32 | 5 | 0 | 63,500 | Electrical System |
| 2011 | A | 53 | 0 | 0 | 93,761 | Airbags |
| 2010 | A | 47 | 0 | 0 | 75,000 | Airbags |
| 2009 | C | 89 | 1 | 1 | 100,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | D | 180 | 7 | 12 | 100,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | F | 320 | 20 | 14 | 95,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | B | 26 | 2 | 0 | 102,500 | Electrical System |
| 2005 | C | 64 | 5 | 2 | 105,000 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | D | 99 | 14 | 7 | 88,800 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | D | 111 | 5 | 6 | 75,000 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | F | 164 | 16 | 8 | 75,000 | Brakes |
| 2001 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 2000 | D | 96 | 13 | 3 | 81,500 | Brakes |
| 1999 | B | 46 | 3 | 1 | 110,500 | Brakes |
What breaks on a Cadillac Escalade
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 Escalade
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Cadillac Escalade, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Cadillac Escalade 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 Escalade
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.