Cadillac CT5 vs Acura ILX

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 Cadillac CT5 Acura ILX
Complaints on file 146 363
Model years covered 2020–2026 2013–2022
Worst model year 2020 2016
Best model year 2022 2020
Crashes reported 21 31
Fires reported 0 4
Injuries reported 13 17
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 24% 14.3%

Cadillac CT5 by year

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 23 15.8%
Electrical System 21 14.4%
Other & Unspecified 17 11.6%
Body & Structure 16 11.0%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 14 9.6%
Engine & Cooling 12 8.2%
Airbags 7 4.8%
Steering 5 3.4%

Acura ILX by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 78 21.5%
Brakes 46 12.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 24 6.6%
Engine & Cooling 18 5.0%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 17 4.7%