FaultScore

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.

Avoid

1993 Cadillac Fleetwood

51 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

1995 Cadillac Fleetwood

22 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
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.

Brakes 48 18.1%

Worst in 1990

Engine & Cooling 30 11.3%

Worst in 1994

Electrical System 24 9.1%

Worst in 1993

Acceleration & Cruise Control 19 7.2%

Worst in 1994

Fuel & Propulsion 17 6.4%

Worst in 1990

Transmission & Drivetrain 15 5.7%

Worst in 1993

Steering 14 5.3%

Worst in 1996

Body & Structure 14 5.3%

Worst in 1993

Seat Belts 13 4.9%

Worst in 1993

Suspension 12 4.5%

Worst in 1993

Airbags 11 4.2%

Worst in 1993

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 3.0%

Worst in 1996

Tires 8 3.0%

Worst in 1993

Wheels 8 3.0%

Worst in 1995

Exactly what failed on a Cadillac Fleetwood

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 28 31.5%
Gasoline 11 12.4%
Frontal 8 9.0%
Foundation Components 7 7.9%
Lower Ball Joint 6 6.7%
Tread/Belt 6 6.7%
Fuel Pump 6 6.7%
Retractor 6 6.7%
Door 6 6.7%
AIR Conditioner 5 5.6%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Cadillac Fleetwood, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 15 Apr 2018

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.