BMW X6 vs Cadillac DTS

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	BMW X6	Cadillac DTS
Complaints on file	299	729
Model years covered	2006–2026	2004–2011
Worst model year	2011	2006
Best model year	2020	2009
Crashes reported	11	56
Fires reported	21	30
Injuries reported	8	51
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	13.4%	18.8%

BMW X6 by year

1 1 5 25 21 52 47 36 12 12 11 3 6 6 12 13 5 1 21 3 6

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 68 22.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 37 12.4%

Airbags 34 11.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 25 8.4%

Electrical System 24 8.0%

Brakes 22 7.4%

Other & Unspecified 18 6.0%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 14 4.7%

Cadillac DTS by year

8 10 356 137 121 46 32 19

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Electrical System 180 24.7%

Lights 110 15.1%

Engine & Cooling 97 13.3%

Steering 59 8.1%

Brakes 34 4.7%

Airbags 33 4.5%

Seats 28 3.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 25 3.4%