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Cadillac STSYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 427 NHTSA owner complaints across 13 model years, no Cadillac STS year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2005, 2007 and 2008. The STS has 7 safety recalls on record.

Cadillac STS
Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2006Best years'05 '07 '08Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints427Top: Air bagsSafety recalls71999–2011 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2011Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls2010Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls2009Not rated–/10015 complaints · 0 recalls2008Solid60/10050 complaints · 1 recall2007Solid61/10052 complaints · 2 recalls2006Caution34/100139 complaints · 4 recalls2005Solid43/100101 complaints · 3 recalls2004Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls2003Not rated–/1008 complaints · 0 recalls2002Not rated–/1007 complaints · 0 recalls2001Not rated–/10012 complaints · 0 recalls2000Not rated–/10012 complaints · 1 recall1999Not rated–/10013 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Cadillac STS problems

All model years combined: 427 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
Air bags10224
Electrical system8313
Engine516
Power train435
Fuel/propulsion system333
Engine and engine cooling324
Electronic stability control (ESC)263
Steering253
Vehicle speed control259
20 other systems16231
7 recalls

Cadillac STS recalls

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

51%Delivery: fuel pump14V-542 · 2006–2007 · Sep 9, 2014 · 10,005 vehicles–Exterior lighting08V-108 · 2008 · Mar 11, 2008 · 4,586 vehicles–Axle shaft: seal07V-589 · 2005–2007 · Dec 20, 2007 · 275,936 vehicles–Suspension: rear06V-125 · 2005 · Apr 20, 2006 · 23,077 vehicles–Fuel system, gasoline: delivery06V-020 · 2005–2006 · Jan 25, 2006 · 17,462 vehicles–Vehicle speed control06V-007 · 2006 · Jan 13, 2006 · 1,327 vehicles–Linkages: tie rod assembly99V-301 · 2000 · Oct 29, 1999 · 1,284 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the STS

  1. FAILURE OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIALPE07037 · 2005–2007 · closed Dec 27, 2007
    Led to recall 07V-589