Worst years for a Cadillac Escalade ESV
Owners have filed 752 complaints about the Cadillac Escalade ESV with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2007 Cadillac Escalade ESV83 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.
Cleanest on record
2026 Cadillac Escalade ESV11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Cadillac Escalade ESV 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 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2025 | A | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2024 | B | 29 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2023 | D | 122 | 5 | 0 | 28,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | D | 80 | 2 | 0 | 42,765 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2021 | F | 95 | 5 | 0 | 63,304 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2020 | D | 33 | 9 | 0 | 25,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | D | 50 | 2 | 1 | 108,350 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | C | 22 | 0 | 5 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | F | 50 | 5 | 1 | 31,768 | Brakes |
| 2016 | C | 20 | 4 | 0 | 37,000 | Suspension |
| 2015 | C | 13 | 3 | 0 | 40,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2012 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2011 | C | 18 | 0 | 0 | 107,000 | Airbags |
| 2010 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2009 | B | 10 | 1 | 0 | 79,200 | Airbags |
| 2008 | C | 19 | 1 | 0 | 16,505 | Airbags |
| 2007 | F | 83 | 3 | 3 | 34,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 36,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | B | 19 | 0 | 2 | 95,493 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | C | 28 | 3 | 1 | 82,500 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | B | 13 | 2 | 0 | 86,000 | Brakes |
What breaks on a Cadillac Escalade ESV
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2022
Worst in 2016
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2022
Worst in 2020
Worst in 2004
Worst in 2007
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Cadillac Escalade ESV, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Cadillac Escalade ESV 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 ESV
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.