Cadillac XTS

130 complaints across 4 scored model years and 8 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Cadillac XTS Full report

Grade 2013–2017

2013 vs model median 1.6×

Model median3× median

Suspension 9

Electrical 7

Tires & Wheels 7

Avoid

2013

Best

2015 · 2017

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 XTS
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2013	1.60×	51	D
2014	1.22×	29	C
2015	0.39×	11	B
2017	0.78×	24	B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	20
City / Highway	17 / 26
Engine	3.6L, 6 cyl
Drive	All-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,100

Recalls

8 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
14V541000	PARKING BRAKE	2013–2015	205,309
14V116000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS	2013, 2014	63,903
12V525000	SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY	2013	12,626
13V220000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2013	10,210
26V329000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2015	5,014
15V666000	AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW	2015	395
14V409000	STEERING	2014	106
14V518000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE	2013, 2014	5

Others in Full-Size 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 RLX	none flagged	C
Audi A6	2019	C
Audi A7	2019	C
Audi A8	none flagged	C
BMW 5 Series	20112012	B
BMW 7 Series	2012	B
Buick Lacrosse	20112012	C
Chevrolet Impala	20112014	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 2013 XTS

Complaints in window: 51
Severity-weighted: 67.5
Model median (weighted): 42
vs model median: 1.60×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 5
Open investigations: 0

Score 47.6 D