Cadillac Escalade ESV by model year

815 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Cadillac Escalade ESV across 24 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Cadillac Escalade ESV

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2003	13
2004	28
2005	19
2006	5
2007	83
2008	19
2009	10
2010	6
2011	18
2012	5
2013	3
2015	13
2016	20
2017	52
2018	23
2019	52
2020	34
2021	105
2022	88
2023	144
2024	34
2025	23
2026	18

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2026	18		3
2025	23		1
2024	34	Engine (50%)	2		4 stars
2023	144	Engine (49%)	4		4 stars
2022	88	Engine (53%)	4		4 stars
2021	105	Engine (58%)	10		4 stars
2020	34	Engine (41%)	2
2019	52	Engine (40%)	1
2018	23		1
2017	52	Brakes (23%)	1		4 stars
2016	20		3
2015	13		6	16 to 17
2014			2	14 to 16
2013	3		4	14 to 16
2012	5		3	14 to 16
2011	18		5	14 to 16
2010	6		3	16
2009	10		5	15
2008	19		4	14
2007	83	Air bags (17%)	4
2006	5		1	13
2005	19		1	13
2004	28	Electrical system (21%)	1	13
2003	13		1	13