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Cadillac XT5 Problems by Model Year

Shade compares each year’s NHTSA complaints with a typical Cadillac XT5 year, allowing for the era and time on the road: darker means more. Unshaded years are too new, too old or have too few complaints to compare.

NHTSA recorded 308 consumer complaints across the 9 model years of the Cadillac XT5 (2017–2025) that have at least 5 complaints. 2017 has the most, with 124. Across all years, the part named most often is transmission and drivetrain (61 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.

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All XT5 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
2025	6	—	1	213	—	Too new
2024	10	9,200	3	390	—	Too new
2023	16	1,000	4	566	—	Too new
2022	10	17,020	3	744	—	Not enough data
2021	20	30,000	2	833	—	Rising
2020	23	34,817	5	879	—	Rising
2019	33	12,000	0	779	40 · Typical	Rising
2018	66	31,640	0	1,021	50 · Typical	Rising
2017	124	14,000	1	1,335	100 · More	Rising

Parts named most often, all years

Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.

Transmission and drivetrain61 17%
Other or unknown61 17%
Engine60 17%
Electrical system51 15%
Steering47 13%
Brakes35 10%
Vehicle speed control18 5.1%
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)17 4.9%

Example complaints

One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

2017: “While driving on city street, when accelerator hits the floor, the pedal will stick, continually accelerating. There is no way to unstick this as the vehicle continues to increase speed. I was able to use the brakes, even though the pedal was to the floor; I stepped on the pedal thinking it may release it and eventually it did. This has happened twice in the last week. Very scary.”

NHTSA complaint #11397965, filed 2021-02, 57,000 miles

2019: “My vehicle was struck at approx 35 MPH on the driver's side. The striking vehicle did not apply the brakes so the full force of the vehicle hit. The side airbags did not deploy, leaving me with a concussion as my head struck the driver's door window. The vehicle was in motion making a left turn on a green light on a city street. The striking vehicle ran the opposing light, causing the accident.”

NHTSA complaint #11402680, filed 2021-03, 12,000 miles

2018: “I was idling in line for about 5 minutes waiting for food at mcdonalds. Transmission was in drive. Once served, I started to drive away but car shuttered and stopped abruptly. Apparently transmission will automatically shift to park after idling for several minutes even if it has started to move forward 1 or 2 MPH. What would have happened if I was traveling faster when it shifted to park? Is this feature a governmental requirement? Why?”

NHTSA complaint #11182017, filed 2019-02, 990 miles

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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology