Cadillac brakes problems
Across all Cadillac models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,778 complaints involve brakes. The Deville accounts for the largest share (23%). The single worst model year is the 1997 Deville with 74 brakes complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,778 about brakes, all Cadillac models
- Most affected
- Deville 23% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 887 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 237 and 25
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Cadillac models
Worst model years for brakes
- 1997 Cadillac Deville74 complaints
- 2006 Cadillac CTS59 complaints
- 2007 Cadillac CTS59 complaints
- 2002 Cadillac Escalade50 complaints
- 2003 Cadillac CTS49 complaints
Brakes complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 94 |
| 1991 | 78 |
| 1992 | 55 |
| 1993 | 41 |
| 1994 | 28 |
| 1995 | 25 |
| 1996 | 36 |
| 1997 | 118 |
| 1998 | 73 |
| 1999 | 50 |
| 2000 | 65 |
| 2001 | 33 |
| 2002 | 85 |
| 2003 | 100 |
| 2004 | 116 |
| 2005 | 73 |
| 2006 | 84 |
| 2007 | 95 |
| 2008 | 38 |
| 2009 | 30 |
| 2010 | 36 |
| 2011 | 51 |
| 2012 | 58 |
| 2013 | 46 |
| 2014 | 26 |
| 2015 | 38 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 44 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 46 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2026 | 9 |
Among the 887 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.