FaultScore

Audi A4 Allroad vs Cadillac Catera

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Audi A4 Allroad Cadillac Catera
Complaints on file 338 826
Model years covered 2013–2024 1997–2003
Worst model year 2013 1997
Best model year 2020 1999
Crashes reported 26 44
Fires reported 8 11
Injuries reported 14 34
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Steering Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 14.2% 10.8%

Audi A4 Allroad by year

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

What breaks

Steering 68 20.1%
Engine & Cooling 49 14.5%
Airbags 30 8.9%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 20 5.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 17 5.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 10 3.0%

Cadillac Catera by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 212 25.7%
Electrical System 100 12.1%
Suspension 59 7.1%
Tires 57 6.9%
Brakes 55 6.7%
Steering 41 5.0%
Airbags 37 4.5%
Lights 37 4.5%