Cadillac Escalade Esv
Owners filed 524 complaints across 24 model years of the Cadillac Escalade Esv. The 2023 drew the most (86); the 2013 the fewest (2).
Model years24
Complaints524
Recalls72
Fires8
Deaths1
Every Cadillac Escalade Esv model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 3 | — | — | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2025 | 13 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2024 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2023 | 86 | 4 | — | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2022 | 56 | 4 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2021 | 71 | 10 | — | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2020 | 21 | 2 | — | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2019 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2018 | 15 | 1 | 2 | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2017 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2016 | 15 | 3 | — | 2 | Suspension | Do not drive | |
| 2015 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Do not drive | |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2011 | 13 | 5 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2007 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2005 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2003 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine |
Which Cadillac Escalade Esv years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2023 is the weakest year on record, with 86 complaints concentrated in the engine. 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.