Worst years for a Cadillac Fleetwood
Owners have filed 265 complaints about the Cadillac Fleetwood with NHTSA across model years 1972 to 1998. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Cleanest on record
1995 Cadillac Fleetwood22 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Cadillac Fleetwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1996 | D | 39 | 3 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1995 | C | 22 | 3 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1994 | D | 27 | 5 | 4 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | F | 51 | 10 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | Electrical System |
| 1991 | — | 22 | 2 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 22 | 3 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1988 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1987 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1986 | — | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | Electrical System |
| 1985 | — | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1984 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1983 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1981 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1978 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 1972 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Wheels |
What breaks on a Cadillac Fleetwood
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1990
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1996
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Worst in 1996
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1995
Exactly what failed on a Cadillac Fleetwood
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Cadillac Fleetwood, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Cadillac Fleetwood
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.