Cadillac XT6 vs Audi A8

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 XT6 Audi A8
Complaints on file 146 362
Model years covered 2020–2025 1996–2021
Worst model year 2020 2015
Best model year 2025 2012
Crashes reported 2 11
Fires reported 0 8
Injuries reported 1 2
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 2.1% 5.8%

Cadillac XT6 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 22 15.1%
Other & Unspecified 17 11.6%
Engine & Cooling 15 10.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 11 7.5%
Brakes 7 4.8%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 3.4%

Audi A8 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 101 27.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 24 6.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 24 6.6%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 23 6.4%
Other & Unspecified 22 6.1%
Brakes 19 5.2%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 19 5.2%