Cadillac DTSYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 520 NHTSA owner complaints across 7 model years, the Cadillac DTS years to avoid are 2006, and the strongest years are 2007, 2008 and 2009. The DTS has 6 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoid'06Based on weighted complaints Best years'07 '08 '09Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints520Top: Electrical system Safety recalls62005–2011 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

9 25597 86 35 22 16

'05'06'07'08'09'10'11

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2011Not rated–/10016 complaints · 2 recalls 2010Not rated–/10022 complaints · 3 recalls 2009Best74/10035 complaints · 2 recalls 2008Solid51/10086 complaints · 3 recalls 2007Solid49/10097 complaints · 3 recalls 2006Avoid28/100255 complaints · 4 recalls 2005Not rated–/1009 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Cadillac DTS problems

All model years combined: 520 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

177Electrical system18 crash/fire/injury

102Exterior lighting3 crash/fire/injury

80Engine8 crash/fire/injury

56Steering6 crash/fire/injury

34Air bags

27Seats

23Service brakes

22Vehicle speed control

17Fuel/propulsion system

15819 other systems22 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
Electrical system	177	18
Exterior lighting	102	3
Engine	80	8
Steering	56	6
Air bags	34	28
Seats	27	6
Service brakes	23	2
Vehicle speed control	22	3
Fuel/propulsion system	17	2
19 other systems	158	22

6 recalls

Cadillac DTS recalls

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

Electrical system: ignition14V-355 · 2006–2011 · Jun 23, 2014 · 3,141,731 vehicles 12v/24v/48v battery: cables10V-553 · 2010–2011 · Nov 5, 2010 · 13,780 vehicles Electrical system10V-240 · 2006–2009 · Jun 4, 2010 · 1,365,070 vehicles Other: labels09V-480 · 2010 · Dec 17, 2009 · 126 vehicles Electrical system08V-441 · 2006–2008 · Aug 28, 2008 · 857,735 vehicles Hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections06V-105 · 2006 · Apr 5, 2006 · 12,862 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the DTS

Jun 12, 2008
NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEA08010 · 2006–2008 · closed Sep 8, 2008
Led to recall 08V-441