Utility Trailer 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	Utility Trailer	Cadillac Fleetwood
Complaints on file	109	265
Model years covered	1991–2013	1972–1998
Worst model year	1998	1993
Best model year	1999	1995
Crashes reported	3	33
Fires reported	6	14
Injuries reported	0	22
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	8.3%	26%

Utility Trailer by year

2 7 7 9 12 9 24 13 16 4 3 1 1 1

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 03 12 13

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

What breaks

Brakes 35 32.1%

Tires 19 17.4%

Equipment & Accessories 18 16.5%

Electrical System 7 6.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 5.5%

Wheels 6 5.5%

Suspension 4 3.7%

Other & Unspecified 4 3.7%

Cadillac Fleetwood by year

1 1 1 6 1 17 10 8 4 16 22 22 13 51 27 22 39 4

72 78 81 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 98

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%