Cadillac CTS

339 complaints across 9 scored model years and 14 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Cadillac CTS Full report

Grade 2010–2019

2013 vs model median 2.7×

Model median3× median

Electrical 20

Drivetrain 10

Steering 9

Avoid

2011 · 2013

Best

2017 · 2019

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Cadillac CTS
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	1.00×	31	C
2011	2.57×	88	F
2012	1.38×	37	C
2013	2.66×	70	F
2014	1.46×	46	D
2015	0.83×	20	B
2016	0.72×	22	B
2017	0.26×	10	A
2019	0.25×	11	A

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	23
City / Highway	19 / 29
Engine	3.6L, 6 cyl
Drive	Rear-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,050

Recalls

14 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
14V394000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION	2010–2014	554,328
14V446000	SEATS	2014	124,007
14V614000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2013, 2014	106,307
14V338000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	2014	90,750
18V595000	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER	2014–2016	52,867
11V089000	SUSPENSION:REAR	2010	44,147
19V086000	STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	2016, 2017	26,772
10V414000	EQUIPMENT	2010	20,224

+ 6 further campaigns

Others in Midsize Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura TL	2012	C
Acura TLX	20152020	C
Acura TSX	2010	C
Alfa Romeo Giulia	2017	C
Audi A4	none flagged	B
Audi A4 Allroad	2013	C
Audi A5	none flagged	C
Audi S4	none flagged	B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2013 CTS

Complaints in window: 70
Severity-weighted: 131.5
Model median (weighted): 49
vs model median: 2.66×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 2
Open investigations: 0

Score 28.6 F