Cadillac Escalade
Owners filed 1,692 complaints across 28 model years of the Cadillac Escalade. The 2007 drew the most (230); the 2001 the fewest (3).
Model years28
Complaints1,692
Recalls101
Fires49
Deaths10
Every Cadillac Escalade model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 3 | — | — | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2025 | 20 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2024 | 47 | 2 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2023 | 135 | 4 | — | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2022 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2021 | 71 | 9 | 1 | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2020 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2019 | 25 | 0 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2018 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2017 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2016 | 89 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2015 | 97 | 9 | 3 | 4 | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2014 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2013 | 18 | 4 | 1 | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2012 | 20 | 3 | — | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2011 | 49 | 6 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 38 | 3 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2008 | 136 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2007 | 230 | 4 | 7 | 13 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2006 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 69 | 4 | 6 | 10 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2003 | 81 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2002 | 115 | 3 | 7 | 12 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | Seats › Mid/Rear Assembly | Routine | |
| 2000 | 71 | 4 | 3 | 9 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1999 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 3 | Suspension › Front | Routine |
Which Cadillac Escalade years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2007 is the weakest year on record, with 230 complaints concentrated in the air bags. 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.