"How reliable is the 2009 Cadillac Cts?"

"Based on 222 NHTSA complaints, the 2009 Cadillac Cts has a median complaint mileage of 61000 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2009 Cadillac Cts?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2009 Cadillac Cts is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 222 total complaints filed."

2009 Cadillac Cts: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 222 complaints

222

Total Complaints

61,000mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

22,800 25th Percentile

61,000 Median Mileage

92,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

AIR BAGS

STEERING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SUSPENSION

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

SERVICE BRAKES

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VIBRATION IN DRIVETRAIN AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. *TR"

"VIBRATION IN DRIVE BETWEEN 45MPH AND 60MPH. *TR"

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 49 complaints

25th: 66,010 mi Median: 87,500 mi 75th: 102,000 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 25 complaints

25th: 22,625 mi Median: 55,076 mi 75th: 82,250 mi

POWER TRAIN 22 complaints

25th: 40,802 mi Median: 82,000 mi 75th: 105,500 mi

AIR BAGS 13 complaints

25th: 48,341 mi Median: 60,500 mi 75th: 76,750 mi

STEERING 12 complaints

25th: 20,150 mi Median: 46,500 mi 75th: 71,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 28 NJ: 20 NY: 16 MI: 15 TX: 14 CA: 14 IL: 14 PA: 13 OH: 12 VA: 11

Who Files Complaints?

2.7%

Original Owners

97.3%

Second+ Owners

Cadillac Cts — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2003	450	72,150	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	46
2004	294	53,751	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	33
2005	396	63,100	AIR BAGS	45
2006	366	64,000	AIR BAGS	39
2007	311	78,000	AIR BAGS	44
2008	251	65,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	15
2010	101	55,500	AIR BAGS	3
2011	148	37,960	AIR BAGS	14
2012	81	32,650	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	10
2013	106	25,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	20
2014	192	55,000	POWER TRAIN	8
2015	65	42,200	POWER TRAIN	4
2016	47	17,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	0
2017	32	26,050	POWER TRAIN	1

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