Cadillac XT5

255 complaints across 5 scored model years and 15 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Cadillac XT5 Full report

Grade 2017–2021

2017 vs model median 4.0×

Model median3× median

Drivetrain 13

Engine 12

Lights & Visibility 9

Avoid

2017

Best

2019 · 2021

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 XT5
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2017	4.01×	102	F
2018	1.56×	40	C
2019	1.00×	25	B
2020	0.71×	17	C
2021	0.56×	14	B
2022 P	0.88×	16	B
2023 P	0.60×	20	B
2024 P	0.70×	15	B

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	22
City / Highway	20 / 26.5
Engine	2.8L, 5 cyl
Drive	Front-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,050

Recalls

15 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
22V709000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2020, 2021	95,231
21V115000	TIRES	2020	33,838
23V172000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	2022, 2023	8,744
20V684000	TIRES	2020	7,516
24V459000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL	2023, 2024	6,942
20V639000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	2020	2,781
16V802000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER	2017	1,844
20V446000	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR	2020	769

+ 7 further campaigns

Others in Compact SUVs

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 RDX	20192020	C
Audi Q5	20182021	C
Audi SQ5	none flagged	C
BMW X3	20132019	C
Buick Envision	2017	C
Cadillac SRX	2013	C
Chevrolet Blazer	none flagged	C
Chevrolet Equinox	2011	C

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 2017 XT5

Complaints in window: 102
Severity-weighted: 154.5
Model median (weighted): 38
vs model median: 4.01×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 1
Open investigations: 0

Score 22.5 F