1999 Cadillac Catera: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 140 complaints
140
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
Gasoline
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

52,500 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
86,900 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Gasoline
11
Tires
9
Unknown Or Other
8
Engine And Engine Cooling
7
Steering
7
Electrical System
6
Engine
6
Vehicle Speed Control
6
Belts And Associated Pulleys
5
Automatic Transmission
5

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
4
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT TOO HIGH CAUSING DRIVER TO LEAN TO THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR IN ORDER TO SEE AROUND THE RESTRAINT."
"MALFUNCTION DOORS - FILE ON REQUEST"
"CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. YH"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Engine And Engine Cooling 7 complaints
Median: 60,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 15 MO: 15 OH: 14 NY: 14 MI: 12 VA: 11 FL: 10 CA: 9 NC: 9 AZ: 8

Who Files Complaints?

36.4%
Original Owners
63.6%
Second+ Owners

Cadillac Catera — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
199726916
19982679
200010710
2001384

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28