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Cadillac brake problems

Owners have filed 1,910 complaints with NHTSA about the braking system on Cadillac vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 36 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Cadillac Deville, worst in 1997.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

1,910

Complaints

100%

Share of all Cadillac complaints

241

Crashes

25

Fires

Which Cadillac models have the most brake problems

Deville 429 22.5%

Worst in 1997

CTS 323 16.9%

Worst in 2006

SRX 212 11.1%

Worst in 2012

Allante 188 9.8%

Worst in 1990

Escalade 184 9.6%

Worst in 2002

Seville 89 4.7%

Worst in 1997

Catera 55 2.9%

Worst in 1998

Fleetwood 48 2.5%

Worst in 1990

Escalade ESV 40 2.1%

Worst in 2017

XT5 36 1.9%

Worst in 2017

STS 34 1.8%

Worst in 2005

DTS 34 1.8%

Worst in 2007

Lyriq 29 1.5%

Worst in 2024

ATS 27 1.4%

Worst in 2013

Eldorado 26 1.4%

Worst in 1997

Worst Cadillac model years for brake problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
1997 Cadillac Deville 74 22% 75,500 D
2006 Cadillac CTS 59 16% 65,000 F
2007 Cadillac CTS 59 19% 57,000 F
2002 Cadillac Escalade 50 30% 70,000 F
2003 Cadillac CTS 49 11% 80,000 D
2012 Cadillac SRX 45 9% 79,500 F
1990 Cadillac Allante 43 90% 70,000 F
1998 Cadillac Deville 41 13% 25,000 C
2004 Cadillac CTS 41 14% 75,500 D
2011 Cadillac SRX 41 7% 72,000 B
1989 Cadillac Allante 37 86% — F
2005 Cadillac CTS 36 9% 75,680 D
1987 Cadillac Allante 33 75% 114,578 F
1991 Cadillac Deville 31 30% — F
1990 Cadillac Deville 31 28% 95,346 F
1991 Cadillac Allante 31 78% 132,668 F
2004 Cadillac SRX 30 9% 75,000 F
1992 Cadillac Deville 29 16% 126,000 F
2000 Cadillac Deville 28 9% 60,000 F
2010 Cadillac SRX 25 4% 99,000 B

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