FaultScore

Audi Q5 E vs Cadillac Fleetwood

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 Q5 E Cadillac Fleetwood
Complaints on file 107 265
Model years covered 2020–2025 1972–1998
Worst model year 2021 1993
Best model year 2023 1995
Crashes reported 1 33
Fires reported 1 14
Injuries reported 5 22
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 6.5% 26%

Audi Q5 E by year

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

What breaks

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 21 19.6%
Engine & Cooling 11 10.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 9 8.4%
Brakes 8 7.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 8 7.5%
Other & Unspecified 8 7.5%
Suspension 4 3.7%

Cadillac Fleetwood by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 48 18.1%
Engine & Cooling 30 11.3%
Electrical System 24 9.1%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 19 7.2%
Fuel & Propulsion 17 6.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 15 5.7%
Steering 14 5.3%
Body & Structure 14 5.3%