2025 Cadillac CT5Problems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 10 owner complaints about the 2025 Cadillac CT5, most often about the forward collision avoidance. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

2025 Cadillac CT5

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through October 12, 2026. Updated daily. Photo: Wlb5V, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Complaints by system

Where the 2025 Cadillac CT5 has problems

10 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
Forward collision avoidance31
Engine20
Vehicle speed control10
Air bags11
Visibility/wiper10
Electrical system10
Service brakes10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2025 Cadillac CT5 recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2025 vs. every other CT5 year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the CT5 median. How we score

'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
NHTSA crash tests

2025 Cadillac CT5 safety ratings

2025 Cadillac CT5 4 DR AWD in NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program. Photos are from NHTSA's crash tests.

★★★★★Overall rating
2025 Cadillac CT5 frontal crash test, NHTSA
Frontal crash★★★★★
2025 Cadillac CT5 side barrier test, NHTSA
Side barrier★★★★★
2025 Cadillac CT5 side pole test, NHTSA
Side pole★★★★★
  • Rollover: 5 stars (9.5% risk)
  • Stability control: Standard
  • Forward collision warning: Standard
  • Lane departure warning: Standard
In owners' words

What CT5 owners report

Recent forward collision avoidance complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

My car was hit from behind very hard and my head hit the steering wheel. The whole back was crushed and the airbagss did not deploy.
Complaint 11766843 · Sep 25, 2026
I put up a rubber stop to test the emergency stop feature the car is equipped with. With car moving either forward in drive or backwards in reverse the car would not automatically stop before hitting this two foot high aid. A warning vibration is felt just before the car struck the device but the…
Complaint 11713127 · Jan 24, 2026
This new 2025 Cadillac CT5 displays incorrect posted speed limits on Rte. 114 Flanders Rd, Gulf Rd, Bear hill Rd,.Ryan Rd, in Henniker NH. speed of 55mph which is incorrect to legal posted speed limits being much slower. This vehicle also shows roads that have no posted speed limit sign of 55 mph,…
Complaint 11621061 · Oct 21, 2024

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