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Best and worst years for the Cadillac CTS

Of the 15 model years of the Cadillac CTS with enough data to compare, the 2005 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (180), and the 2017 has the fewest (12).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Cadillac CTS 0 100 200 2003: 165 165 '03 2004: 132 2005: 180 180 '05 2006: 155 2007: 128 '07 2008: 96 2009: 99 '09 2010: 56 2011: 105 '11 2012: 49 2013: 82 '13 2014: 73 2015: 33 33 '15 2016: 34 2017: 12 12 '17 2018: 5 2019: 13 '19
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Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
2003165
2004132
2005180
2006155
2007128
200896
200999
201056
2011105
201249
201382
201473
201533
201634
201712
20185
201913

What stands out

The 2005 stands out, with about 1.9 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2003, 2006.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2005 and 2003. Or the years with the fewest: 2017 and 2015.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20191316
2018510
20171233
20163447
20153370
201473198
201382107
20124981
2011105148
201056101
200999222
200896252
2007128314
2006155371
2005180396
2004132294
2003165450