Worst years for a Cadillac STS
Owners have filed 610 complaints about the Cadillac STS with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2011. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Avoid
2005 Cadillac STS145 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Every Cadillac STS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | 53,000 | Electrical System |
| 2010 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 53,007 | Electrical System |
| 2009 | C | 24 | 7 | 0 | 77,500 | Airbags |
| 2008 | D | 77 | 7 | 3 | 70,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | D | 67 | 8 | 0 | 60,500 | Airbags |
| 2006 | F | 197 | 28 | 14 | 76,663 | Airbags |
| 2005 | F | 145 | 20 | 7 | 60,000 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2003 | B | 15 | 1 | 0 | 19,000 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 104,000 | Brakes |
| 2001 | A | 17 | 0 | 0 | 36,200 | Steering |
| 2000 | C | 15 | 1 | 1 | 101,561 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | A | 16 | 0 | 1 | 98,587 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
What breaks on a Cadillac STS
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2005
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2005
Worst in 2005
Exactly what failed on a Cadillac STS
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Cadillac STS, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Cadillac STS 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 STS
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.