2008 Cadillac Sts: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 77 complaints
77
Total Complaints
70,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

18,750 25th Percentile
70,000 Median Mileage
100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
9
ENGINE
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
STEERING
5
POWER TRAIN
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
3
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2008 CADILLAC SEVILLE WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THESE ARE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS. MOLDINGS WERE NOT INSTALLED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, RPM'S RAN HIGH, AND HAD AN ODD ODOR. *KB THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING WAS DUE TO A BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *JB"
"2008 CADILLAC STS AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT HAS A MALFUNCTION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS 100LB WIFE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT SOMETIMES STAYED ON, BUT MOST TIMES IT WAS OFF. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM 3 TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE SEAT WHICH STILL ..."
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CADILLAC STS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT ONLY THE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INF..."

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