2010 Cadillac Cts: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 101 complaints
101
Total Complaints
55,500mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

30,000 25th Percentile
55,500 Median Mileage
76,383 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
16
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
15
ENGINE
10
POWER TRAIN
8
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
6
STEERING
5
SERVICE BRAKES
5
STRUCTURE:BODY
5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
2
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY CARS LOCKING SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME. TAKEN IT TO BE SERVICED TWICE PROBLEM NOT FIXED. MY CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS MY GRANDDAUGHTER HAS BEEN IN THE BACK SEAT AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN HAD TO CLIMB IN BACK SEAT TO GET HER OUT. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP!!! *TR"
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD AS IF IT HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED AND THEN THE SPEED WOULD INCREASE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE ..."
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE WHEELS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE THEN SPUN OUT OF CONTROL THROUGH THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ..."

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