"How reliable is the 2000 Cadillac Seville?"

"Based on 57 NHTSA complaints, the 2000 Cadillac Seville has a median complaint mileage of 50000 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2000 Cadillac Seville?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2000 Cadillac Seville is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 57 total complaints filed."

2000 Cadillac Seville: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 57 complaints

Total Complaints

50,000mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

20,000 25th Percentile

50,000 Median Mileage

115,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

SUSPENSION:FRONT

SUSPENSION

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

STEERING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM CAUSE A SHADOW AT APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREE ANGLE FROM THE HOOD WHICH RESULTS IN POOR VISIBILITLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INSEPECTED THE HEADLIGHTS. FOUND THEY MET VEHICLE SPECIFICATION. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE. *AK"

"VEHICLE VIBRATED TERRIBLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. MANUFACTURER WAS SENDING A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE OUT ON 6-19-00. MANUFACTURER TOLD DEALER TO PUT STEERING RACK IN, BUT IT MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. *AK"

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 4 complaints

25th: 42,500 mi Median: 89,000 mi 75th: 128,000 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 complaints

Median: 20,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 8 CT: 7 CA: 7 NJ: 6 OH: 4 IL: 4 NY: 4 MD: 4 PA: 3 IN: 2

Who Files Complaints?

42.1%

Original Owners

57.9%

Second+ Owners

Cadillac Seville — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	24	-	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	3
1991	28	-	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	8
1992	31	-	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	8
1993	53	118,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	2
1994	66	104,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	4
1995	87	93,500	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS	5
1996	156	91,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	11
1997	134	89,007	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	4
1998	78	78,300	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	4
1999	106	52,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	1
2001	68	51,010	SUSPENSION	5
2002	66	100,000	SUSPENSION	6

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