Worst years for a Cadillac Escalade EXT
Owners have filed 126 complaints about the Cadillac Escalade EXT with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2013. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Avoid
2007 Cadillac Escalade EXT22 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.
Cleanest on record
2004 Cadillac Escalade EXT14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Cadillac Escalade EXT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2012 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2011 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2010 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2009 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2008 | D | 21 | 2 | 2 | 37,898 | Airbags |
| 2007 | D | 22 | 0 | 4 | 123,450 | Airbags |
| 2005 | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18,558 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | B | 14 | 1 | 0 | 106,000 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | D | 24 | 2 | 2 | 70,122 | Brakes |
| 2002 | C | 24 | 1 | 0 | 82,111 | Brakes |
What breaks on a Cadillac Escalade EXT
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2002
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Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Cadillac Escalade EXT, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Cadillac Escalade EXT
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.