Cadillac brake problems

Owners have filed 1,907 complaints with NHTSA about the braking system on Cadillac vehicles — 9% 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.

1,907

Complaints

Share of all Cadillac complaints

240

Crashes

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 9.9%

Worst in 1990

Escalade 183 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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Worst Cadillac model years for brake problems

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