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Cadillac AllanteYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 197 NHTSA owner complaints across 8 model years, no Cadillac Allante year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991. The Allante has 2 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years'87 '89 '90 '91Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints197Top: Service brakes, hydraulicSafety recalls21987–1995 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Cadillac Allante years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Allante median. Tap a year for its full report.

'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'95
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
1995Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1993Not rated–/1009 complaints · 1 recall1992Not rated–/10023 complaints · 0 recalls1991Solid51/10032 complaints · 0 recalls1990Solid46/10040 complaints · 0 recalls1989Solid51/10037 complaints · 0 recalls1988Not rated–/10021 complaints · 1 recall1987Solid49/10034 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Cadillac Allante problems

All model years combined: 197 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic1557
Service brakes, air191
Structure80
Electrical system62
Power train51
Equipment30
Interior lighting20
Steering21
Exterior lighting20
10 other systems121
2 recalls

Cadillac Allante recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Appliance: air conditioner94V-158 · 1993 · Aug 31, 1994 · 56,269 vehicles–Tank assembly: filler pipe and cap88V-072 · 1988 · Apr 26, 1988 · 538 vehicles
5 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Allante

  1. BRAKING SYSTEM FAILUREEA99017 · 1987–1992 · closed Dec 28, 2001
    No recall
  2. BRAKING SYSTEMPE99012 · 1987–1993 · closed Jun 30, 1999
    No recall
  3. BRAKING SYSTEMDP99001 · 1987–1992 · closed Feb 8, 1999
    No recall
  4. CONVERTIBLE TOP OPENING WHILE DRIVINGPE97050 · 1992 · closed May 29, 1998
    No recall
  5. CONVERTIBLE TOP FLY-UPDP97005 · 1992 · closed Dec 23, 1997
    No recall