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Cadillac exhaust system problems

Across all Cadillac models in NHTSA's complaint database, 122 complaints involve exhaust system. The Deville accounts for the largest share (30%). The single worst model year is the 2004 SRX with 8 exhaust system complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
122 about exhaust system, all Cadillac models
Most affected
Deville 30% of these complaints
Typical mileage
68,000 miles 66 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Cadillac models

ModelComplaintsShare
Deville3730%
Seville1512%
Catera1311%
CTS1210%
SRX119%
Escalade97%
Fleetwood76%
STS54%
Eldorado33%
Escalade ESV22%

Worst model years for exhaust system

  1. 2004 Cadillac SRX8 complaints
  2. 2002 Cadillac Deville7 complaints
  3. 1997 Cadillac Catera6 complaints
  4. 1997 Cadillac Deville6 complaints
  5. 2003 Cadillac CTS5 complaints

Exhaust system complaints by model year

Cadillac exhaust system complaints by model year 0 8 15 1990: 1 '90 1991: 3 1992: 2 '92 1993: 3 1994: 11 '94 1995: 3 1996: 5 '96 1997: 15 1998: 6 '98 1999: 8 2000: 11 '00 2001: 2 2002: 8 '02 2003: 9 2004: 11 '04 2005: 5 2006: 2 '06 2007: 4 2008: 2 '08 2010: 1 2014: 3 '14 2015: 3 2016: 1 '16 2019: 2 2021: 1 '21
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
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Model yearComplaints
19901
19913
19922
19933
199411
19953
19965
199715
19986
19998
200011
20012
20028
20039
200411
20055
20062
20074
20082
20101
20143
20153
20161
20192
20211

Among the 66 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.