2000 Cadillac Deville: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 312 complaints
312
Total Complaints
65,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
54
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

43,077 25th Percentile
65,000 Median Mileage
96,872 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
37
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
24
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
17
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
15
AIR BAGS
13
STEERING
11
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
11
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
10
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
9

Severity Assessment

54
Crashes
4
Fires
60
Injuries
14
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"LOCATION OF HORN MAKES IT VERY DIFFCULT TO PRESS AND OPERATE IN EMERGENCY CASES. DEALER CLAIMS IT'S THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK"
"CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH, SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL, AND LEFT WHEEL WENT OFF PAVEMENT. WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO GET BACK ON PAVEMENT, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER WAS INJURED. GM HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT OWNER H..."
"THE VISOR IS VERY WIDE AND CANNOT BE FOLDED FORWARD IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT COVERS A SMALLER SEGMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD MAKING TRAFFIC LIGHTS NOT VISIBLE WITHIN ONE CITY BLOCK. NLM"

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