2008 Cadillac Cts: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 251 complaints
251
Total Complaints
65,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
15
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

29,000 25th Percentile
65,000 Median Mileage
98,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
38
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
23
ENGINE
22
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
17
POWER TRAIN
16
STEERING
13
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
13
AIR BAGS
11
SERVICE BRAKES
11
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
11

Severity Assessment

15
Crashes
8
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON MY 2008 CADILLAC CTS. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP. ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A CYLINDER HEAD AND CAM FAILURE. STILL NOT REPAIRED. VEHICLE STILL IN SHOP SINCE 2/26,VEHICLE HAS 2600 MILES ON IT. 4MONTHS OLD. *TR"
"@ 6,000 MILES ON MY 2008 CADILLIAC THE VEH.'S ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO THE SERVICE CENTER & THEY STATED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD AND CAM SHAFT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEW CTS'S. I HAVE NOT HEARD OR READ ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. CAN Y..."
"2008 CADILLAC CTS BLIND SPOT IN SIDE MIRRORS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SIDE MIRRORS CREATE A BLIND SPOT. HE STATES THAT THE A PILLAR MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE IF THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE CROSSWALK WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLAW IS A BLIND SPOT RESULTING FROM THE PLACE..."

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