"How reliable is the 2002 Cadillac Seville?"

"Based on 66 NHTSA complaints, the 2002 Cadillac Seville has a median complaint mileage of 100000 miles. The most common issue is SUSPENSION."

"What are common problems with the 2002 Cadillac Seville?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2002 Cadillac Seville is SUSPENSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 66 total complaints filed."

2002 Cadillac Seville: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 66 complaints

Total Complaints

100,000mi

Median Mileage

SUSPENSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

54,000 25th Percentile

100,000 Median Mileage

140,393 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

STEERING

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

SUSPENSION:FRONT

POWER TRAIN

ENGINE

STRUCTURE:BODY

AIR BAGS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE VIBRATED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK"

"CAR VIBRATES 60 TO 70 MPH. DEALER CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. *AK"

"THERES IS A VIBRATION WHEN TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND HIGHER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND COULD NOT NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *TT"

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