Cadillac drivetrain & axles problems
Across all Cadillac models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,399 complaints involve drivetrain & axles. The CTS accounts for the largest share (32%). The single worst model year is the 2014 CTS with 85 drivetrain & axles complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,399 about drivetrain & axles, all Cadillac models
- Most affected
- CTS 32% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 824 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 54 and 12
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Cadillac models
Worst model years for drivetrain & axles
- 2014 Cadillac CTS85 complaints
- 2005 Cadillac CTS84 complaints
- 2004 Cadillac CTS49 complaints
- 2006 Cadillac CTS48 complaints
- 2013 Cadillac ATS43 complaints
Drivetrain & axles complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 15 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 22 |
| 2003 | 28 |
| 2004 | 89 |
| 2005 | 122 |
| 2006 | 80 |
| 2007 | 69 |
| 2008 | 42 |
| 2009 | 37 |
| 2010 | 52 |
| 2011 | 57 |
| 2012 | 15 |
| 2013 | 90 |
| 2014 | 139 |
| 2015 | 74 |
| 2016 | 54 |
| 2017 | 79 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2020 | 45 |
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2022 | 32 |
| 2023 | 64 |
| 2024 | 38 |
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2026 | 7 |
Among the 824 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.