Cadillac Escalade by model year

2,425 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Cadillac Escalade across 28 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

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
1999	46
2000	96
2002	164
2003	111
2004	99
2005	64
2006	26
2007	320
2008	180
2009	89
2010	47
2011	53
2012	32
2013	26
2014	30
2015	150
2016	123
2017	78
2018	29
2019	29
2020	16
2021	113
2022	126
2023	212
2024	77
2025	32
2026	54

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				13 to 17
2026	54	Engine (67%)	3	13 to 17
2025	32	Engine (41%)	1	13 to 17	5 stars
2024	77	Engine (53%)	2	13 to 23	4 stars
2023	212	Engine (58%)	4	13 to 23	4 stars
2022	126	Engine (60%)	4	16 to 23	4 stars
2021	113	Engine (50%)	9	16 to 23	4 stars
2020	16		2	17
2019	29	Engine (59%)		17
2018	29	Engine (35%)	1	17	4 stars
2017	78	Engine (28%)	2	17	4 stars
2016	123	Engine (26%)	4	17
2015	150	Drivetrain & axles (19%)	9	16 to 17
2014	30	Electrical system (27%)	2	15 to 16	4 stars
2013	26	Drivetrain & axles (19%)	4	15 to 16	4 stars
2012	32	Electrical system (28%)	3	15 to 16	4 stars
2011	53	Air bags (64%)	6	15 to 16	4 stars
2010	47	Air bags (45%)	3	15 to 16
2009	89	Air bags (27%)	5	14 to 15
2008	180	Air bags (41%)	4	14
2007	320	Air bags (36%)	4	14
2006	26	Electrical system (19%)	2	13 to 14
2005	64	Electrical system (17%)	2	13 to 15
2004	99	Electrical system (21%)	2	13 to 14
2003	111	Electrical system (23%)	4	13 to 14
2002	164	Brakes (31%)	1	12 to 14
2000	96	Brakes (18%)	1	13
1999	46	Brakes (17%)	2	13