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Cadillac transmission problems

Owners have filed 1,658 complaints with NHTSA about the transmission on Cadillac vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 40 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Cadillac CTS, worst in 2005.

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.

1,658

Complaints

100%

Share of all Cadillac complaints

71

Crashes

22

Fires

Which Cadillac models have the most transmission problems

CTS 480 29.0%

Worst in 2005

SRX 250 15.1%

Worst in 2010

Escalade 180 10.9%

Worst in 2015

Deville 167 10.1%

Worst in 1993

ATS 102 6.2%

Worst in 2013

Escalade ESV 93 5.6%

Worst in 2023

XT5 59 3.6%

Worst in 2017

STS 47 2.8%

Worst in 2005

CT6 38 2.3%

Worst in 2019

Seville 32 1.9%

Worst in 1996

Catera 29 1.7%

Worst in 1997

Worst Cadillac model years for transmission problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2005 Cadillac CTS 89 22% 27,171 C
2014 Cadillac CTS 84 42% 78,000 F
2004 Cadillac CTS 56 19% 21,827 D
2006 Cadillac CTS 50 13% 40,000 C
2010 Cadillac SRX 47 7% 68,000 B
2013 Cadillac ATS 46 18% 12,000 C
2011 Cadillac SRX 36 6% 42,000 B
2004 Cadillac SRX 34 10% 84,450 C
2007 Cadillac CTS 33 11% 80,000 C
2013 Cadillac SRX 31 6% 51,000 D
2014 Cadillac ATS 30 21% 52,500 D
2009 Cadillac CTS 29 13% 52,000 B
2003 Cadillac CTS 26 6% 26,000 B
2015 Cadillac Escalade 26 18% 46,500 C
2017 Cadillac XT5 25 13% 18,000 C
2011 Cadillac CTS 23 16% 40,000 C
2005 Cadillac STS 22 15% 61,000 D
2008 Cadillac CTS 21 8% 83,000 A
2014 Cadillac SRX 20 4% 40,000 B
1993 Cadillac Deville 19 15% 99,000 F

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