Cadillac Dts
Owners filed 527 complaints across 8 model years of the Cadillac Dts. The 2006 drew the most (255); the 2004 the fewest (7).
Model years8
Complaints527
Recalls17
Fires21
Deaths0
Every Cadillac Dts model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16 | 2 | — | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 22 | 3 | — | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2009 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2008 | 86 | 3 | 6 | 6 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2007 | 97 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2006 | 255 | 4 | 10 | 14 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine |
Which Cadillac Dts years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 255 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 4 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.