Worst years for a Cadillac Seville
Owners have filed 1,049 complaints about the Cadillac Seville with NHTSA across model years 1977 to 2004. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
1996 Cadillac Seville156 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Cadillac Seville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 35,000 | Steering |
| 2003 | A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 48,288 | Body & Structure |
| 2002 | C | 66 | 6 | 1 | 100,000 | Suspension |
| 2001 | C | 68 | 5 | 0 | 51,010 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | C | 57 | 4 | 0 | 50,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | C | 106 | 1 | 4 | 52,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | C | 78 | 4 | 3 | 78,600 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | D | 135 | 4 | 8 | 89,007 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | F | 156 | 11 | 8 | 91,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | D | 87 | 5 | 10 | 93,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1994 | D | 66 | 4 | 8 | 104,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | B | 53 | 2 | 3 | 118,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1992 | — | 31 | 8 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1991 | — | 28 | 8 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 24 | 3 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1989 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1988 | — | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1987 | — | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1986 | — | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1985 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1984 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Wheels |
| 1983 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1981 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1979 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1978 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Lights |
| 1977 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
What breaks on a Cadillac Seville
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 Seville
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Cadillac Seville, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Cadillac Seville 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 Seville
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.