Reliability & cost of ownership
Cadillac CT5 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Cadillac CT5? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Cadillac CT5 problems by model year
12 recall entries and 113 owner complaints on file across 7 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 CT5 | 1 | 6 | 5.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2025 CT5 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 CT5 | 0 | 3 | 5.0 | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2023 CT5 | 1 | 13 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 CT5 | 2 | 11 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 CT5 | 4 | 30 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 CT5 | 4 | 40 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Cadillac CT5, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system26 complaints
- power train26 complaints
- unknown or other21 complaints
- structure17 complaints
- engine12 complaints
- forward collision avoidance11 complaints
- air bags8 complaints
- service brakes7 complaints