Cadillac Deville
Owners filed 2,540 complaints across 16 model years of the Cadillac Deville. The 1997 drew the most (269); the 1990 the fewest (76).
Model years16
Complaints2,540
Recalls35
Fires86
Deaths13
Every Cadillac Deville model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 167 | 1 | 4 | 13 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2003 | 145 | 4 | — | 15 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2002 | 176 | 5 | 2 | 20 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 175 | 4 | 3 | 23 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2000 | 225 | 5 | 4 | 25 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 187 | 1 | 4 | 17 | Air Bags › Side/Window | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 237 | 3 | 1 | 14 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 269 | 2 | 8 | 4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Above average | |
| 1996 | 218 | 2 | 7 | 11 | Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System | Above average | |
| 1995 | 129 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 127 | 0 | 8 | 10 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1993 | 92 | 1 | 14 | 7 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1992 | 135 | 1 | 13 | 15 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 1991 | 87 | 1 | 9 | 8 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1990 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 10 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine |
Which Cadillac Deville years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1997 is the weakest year on record, with 269 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It carries 2 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.