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Cadillac XTS

Every Cadillac XTS model year on file, 2013 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years22514 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82013 to 2020
Recall campaigns10Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins9,819Summed across model years
By model year

The 2013 model year drew the most complaints, 103, 46% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

030609012020131032014201520162017201820192020
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Cadillac XTS complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
80
Suspension
41
Brakes
20
Engine and cooling
19
Lighting
12
Steering
11
Wheels
10
Airbags
9
Speed control
8
Powertrain
8
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Cadillac XTS model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Cadillac XTS by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2020Not decoded0NoneNone00312
2019Sedan520.03720682
2018Sedan728.65810917
2017Sedan248.3141011,103
2016Sedan224.5157001,276
2015Sedan147.188301,635
2014Sedan5010.0250401,802
2013Sedan1031.9312502,092
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Cadillac XTS

  • 26V-329 May 21, 2026
    Front-driver air bag inflator may rupture during deployment
    Airbags · 5,014 vehicles
  • 18V-899 Dec 19, 2018
    Front seat belt buckles may be missing a rivet that secures the buckle head to the cable mounting strap
    Seat belts · 175 vehicles
  • 18V-576 Aug 30, 2018
    Rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to form, potentially reducing rear brake performance
    Brakes · 211k vehicles
  • 15V-666 Oct 16, 2015
    Affected vehicles have front seat-mounted side impact air bags whose inflator may rupture upon its deployment
    Airbags · 395 vehicles
  • 14V-541 Sep 9, 2014
    In the affected vehicles, the electronic parking brake piston actuation arm may not fully retract causing the brake pads to stay partially engaged
    Brakes · 205k vehicles
  • 14V-518 Aug 28, 2014
    Affected vehicles may have left the factory with the sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) set to "manufacturing mode."
    Airbags · 5 vehicles
  • 14V-409 Jul 2, 2014
    Improperly torqued fasteners may cause the steering intermediate shaft and the steering gear and/or the lower control arm and the lower ball joint…
    Steering · 106 vehicles
  • 14V-116 Mar 17, 2014
    In the affected vehicles, a cavity plug on the brake booster pump connector may dislodge allowing corrosion of the brake booster pump relay connector
    Brakes · 64k vehicles
  • 13V-220 May 24, 2013
    Originally, in May 2013, GM recalled 1,627 model year 2013 Cadillac ATS and model year 2013 Cadillac XTS; and model year 2014 Chevrolet Impala…
    Electrical system · 10k vehicles
  • 12V-525 Oct 31, 2012
    If the head restriant is at its lowest position and it falls forward, it will not meet the height required by the standard
    Seats · 13k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.