Chevrolet C1500 vs Cadillac Escalade

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	Chevrolet C1500	Cadillac Escalade
Complaints on file	969	2,305
Model years covered	1988–1996	1999–2026
Worst model year	1996	2007
Best model year	1994	2026
Crashes reported	41	134
Fires reported	25	78
Injuries reported	26	109
Deaths reported	0	3
Most complained-about part	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	9.5%	14.1%

Chevrolet C1500 by year

37 39 25 43 48 84 177 238 278

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

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

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 293 30.2%

Brakes 185 19.1%

Seats 94 9.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 69 7.1%

Engine & Cooling 53 5.5%

Seat Belts 36 3.7%

Electrical System 34 3.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 30 3.1%

Cadillac Escalade by year

46 96 3 164 111 99 64 26 320 180 89 47 53 32 23 30 144 123 77 29 29 15 91 106 190 63 25 30

99 00 01 02 03 04 05 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 513 22.3%

Airbags 328 14.2%

Electrical System 273 11.8%

Brakes 183 7.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 175 7.6%

Other & Unspecified 111 4.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 100 4.3%

Suspension 73 3.2%