FaultScore

Worst years for a Cadillac XTS

Owners have filed 310 complaints about the Cadillac XTS with NHTSA across model years 2013 to 2019. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2014 Cadillac XTS

71 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2016 Cadillac XTS

25 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Cadillac XTS 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
2019 7 1 0 Engine & Cooling
2018 7 2 0 Other & Unspecified
2017 C 33 1 1 33,500 Electrical System
2016 B 25 1 0 15,000 Electrical System
2015 B 19 0 0 45,842 Electrical System
2014 D 71 4 5 39,000 Electrical System
2013 D 148 0 3 57,868 Electrical System

What breaks on a Cadillac XTS

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2013

Suspension 40 12.9%

Worst in 2013

Brakes 20 6.5%

Worst in 2013

Engine & Cooling 19 6.1%

Worst in 2013

Lights 12 3.9%

Worst in 2013

Steering 11 3.5%

Worst in 2014

Wheels 10 3.2%

Worst in 2013

Airbags 9 2.9%

Worst in 2013

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 2.6%

Worst in 2015

Acceleration & Cruise Control 8 2.6%

Worst in 2013

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 8 2.6%

Worst in 2013

Stability & Traction Control 7 2.3%

Worst in 2013

Body & Structure 6 1.9%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

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

Jul 2012 peak 11 Jul 2026

Compare the Cadillac XTS

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.