Cadillac STS
Owners filed 430 complaints across 14 model years of the Cadillac STS. The 2006 drew the most (139).
Which Cadillac STS years should you avoid?
No Cadillac STS year stands out. Across the 4 model years old enough to judge, none drew twice the complaints of a typical year (about 77), and none shows an unusual share of fires, crashes or deaths for its age.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Cadillac STS model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2009 | 15 | 0 | — | 4 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2007 | 52 | 2 | — | 5 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2006 | 139 | 4 | 6 | 16 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2005 | 101 | 3 | 4 | 13 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2000 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery | Routine | |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Exterior Lighting | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.