Cadillac Lyriq Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 166 consumer complaints across the 4 model years of the Cadillac Lyriq (2023–2026) that have at least 5 complaints. 2024 has the most, with 116. Across all years, the part named most often is electrical system (53 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
All Lyriq model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | — | 1 | 165 | — | Too new |
| 2025 | 19 | 10,000 | 3 | 388 | — | Too new |
| 2024 | 116 | 3,400 | 6 | 720 | Too new to compare | Too new |
| 2023 | 24 | 1,800 | 7 | 802 | — | Too new |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Electrical system53 23%
- Forward collision avoidance49 21%
- Brakes37 16%
- Exterior lighting31 13%
- Other or unknown21 9.0%
- Back-over prevention (rear camera)21 9.0%
- Vehicle speed control11 4.7%
- Transmission and drivetrain10 4.3%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2026: “7/16/2026 I was at Powerhouse gym hall road clinton township Michigan. I was backing out of parking space had seat belt on placed into reverse checked backup screen clear, rear view mirror and mirrors on doors. Backed out half way and rab automatic braking slammed (( twice in a row)) felt like hitting brick wall no one or obstacle near car or behind me. …”
NHTSA complaint #11760244, filed 2026-082025: “I was in a public parking lot and slowly approached a parking space in front of a store. When I applied the brakes to stop in the space, the car did not respond, it continued to drive forward, up the curb, crashed through the store front, and eventually came to rest mid-way in the store, amidst the furniture and store structure.”
NHTSA complaint #11715882, filed 2026-022024: “I was parking in the garage and only tapped on the gas to move a little bit forward and the car accelerated on its own into a racking system and that racking system went through the wall of our home. I was only trying to move further up and barley touched the gas and then the car accelerated into the storage racking system”
NHTSA complaint #11773879, filed 2026-10Other Cadillac models
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology