2004 Cadillac Xlr: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 44 complaints
44
Total Complaints
42,500mi
Median Mileage
STRUCTURE:BODY
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

24,089 25th Percentile
42,500 Median Mileage
78,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE:BODY
8
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
POWER TRAIN
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
STRUCTURE
2

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE CAR STARTED EMITTING GASOLINE FUMES THROUGHOUT THE GARAGE AND HOUSE. THE DEALER REMOVED THE GASOLINE TANK AND DISCOVERED A LEAK AT THE MOLDED SECTION WHERE THE FILL TUBE ENTERS THE TANK. THE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB"
"I HAVE A 2004 CADILLAC XLR WITH 8031 MILES. THE CAR HAS MICHELIN PILOT ZEROPRESSURE TIRES. THE SIDEWALLS BUBBLE WHEN YOU HIT A POTHOLE, AND I DON'T MEAN A BIG POT HOLE. I HAVE WATCHED MANY CARS TRAVEL THROUGH THIS PART OF THE ROAD AND HIT THE SAME POT HOLE I HIT WITHOUT THEIR SIDEWALLS BUBBLING AND..."
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CADILLAC XLR. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TO APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. ON NOVEMBER 6, 2006, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO NINE PARKED VEHICLES. ALL OF THE VEHICLES WERE DAMAG..."

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