Cadillac Xt5
Owners filed 299 complaints across 10 model years of the Cadillac Xt5. The 2017 drew the most (122); the 2026 the fewest (1).
Model years10
Complaints299
Recalls19
Fires4
Deaths0
Every Cadillac Xt5 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal | Routine | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Warnings | Routine | |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2023 | 15 | 4 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2022 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2021 | 16 | 2 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2020 | 22 | 5 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2019 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2018 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2017 | 122 | 1 | — | 6 | Unknown or Other | Routine |
Which Cadillac Xt5 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2017 is the weakest year on record, with 122 complaints concentrated in the unknown or other. It carries 1 recall.
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.