Cadillac CT5Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 113 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the Cadillac CT5.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints113Top: Power train Safety recalls62020–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Mustang Joe, CC0.

Best & worst years

Cadillac CT5 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 CT5 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2026Too new–/1006 complaints · 1 recall 2025Too new–/10010 complaints · 0 recalls 2024Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls 2023Not rated–/10013 complaints · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/10011 complaints · 2 recalls 2021Not rated–/10030 complaints · 4 recalls 2020Not rated–/10040 complaints · 4 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Cadillac CT5 problems

All model years combined: 113 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

26Power train1 crash/fire/injury

26Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury

17Structure

12Engine

11Forward collision avoidance5 crash/fire/injury

8Air bags

7Service brakes

5Tires

5Steering

2512 other systems3 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Power train	26	1
Electrical system	26	2
Structure	17	0
Engine	12	0
Forward collision avoidance	11	5
Air bags	8	6
Service brakes	7	3
Tires	5	1
Steering	5	2
12 other systems	25	3

6 recalls

Cadillac CT5 recalls

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

Other: owners/service/other manual26V-114 · 2026 · Feb 26, 2026 · 5,861 vehicles Power train: automatic transmission25V-148 · 2020–2021 · Mar 6, 2025 · 90,081 vehicles Lighting control module: software22V-903 · 2020–2023 · Dec 8, 2022 · 740,108 vehicles Air bags21V-611 · 2020–2022 · Aug 5, 2021 · 34,157 vehicles Air bags: SRS malfunction warning lamp/light21V-421 · 2021 · Jun 10, 2021 · 285,622 vehicles Service brakes20V-588 · 2020 · Sep 24, 2020 · 3,677 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the CT5

Apr 9, 2021
Air Bag MalfunctionPE21010 · 2020–2021 · closed Aug 24, 2023
No recall