2000 Cadillac Catera: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 107 complaints
107
Total Complaints
69,857mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

46,900 25th Percentile
69,857 Median Mileage
87,995 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
7
TIRES
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
5
AIR BAGS
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
3

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
1
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN FILLING UP FUELTANK FUEL PUMP SHUT OFF. BUT, WHEN REMOVING THE NOZZLE, GAS CAME OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER PIPE. CONTACTED DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP.*AK CONSUMER HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TANK AFTER REPLACED. *YH"
"WHEN FILLING UP FUELTANK FUEL PUMP SHUT OFF. BUT, WHEN REMOVING THE NOZZLE, GAS CAME OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER PIPE. CONTACTED DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP.*AK CONSUMER HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TANK AFTER REPLACED. *YH"
"THIS HAS OCCURRED SERVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING OR DEALER ABLE TO DIAGNOSE TO RESOLVE."

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

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