Cadillac Eldorado
Owners filed 427 complaints across 13 model years of the Cadillac Eldorado. The 1996 drew the most (60); the 1991 the fewest (9).
Model years13
Complaints427
Recalls18
Fires25
Deaths5
Every Cadillac Eldorado model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 2001 | 24 | 0 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2000 | 30 | 1 | — | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 1998 | 38 | 1 | — | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1997 | 59 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1996 | 60 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 1995 | 54 | 2 | 9 | 2 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail | Routine | |
| 1994 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1993 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1992 | 25 | 1 | — | 2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1991 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1990 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Air Bags › Frontal | Fatalities reported |
Which Cadillac Eldorado years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1996 is the weakest year on record, with 60 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. 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.