"How reliable is the 2013 Cadillac Cts?"

"Based on 106 NHTSA complaints, the 2013 Cadillac Cts has a median complaint mileage of 25000 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2013 Cadillac Cts?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2013 Cadillac Cts is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 106 total complaints filed."

2013 Cadillac Cts: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 106 complaints

106

Total Complaints

25,000mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

8,346 25th Percentile

25,000 Median Mileage

41,869 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

AIR BAGS

STEERING

ENGINE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SERVICE BRAKES

SUSPENSION

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"EXTREME LOSE STEERING, WAY TO LOSE CANT FEEL THE ROAD, ALSO THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT IT HAS A DELAY THEN SHIFTS VERY HARD. THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO DRIVE. *TR"

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS D..."

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CADILLAC CTS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES. A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED TWICE BY THE DEALER. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, A THIRD WHEEL..."

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.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 25 complaints

25th: 5,000 mi Median: 17,000 mi 75th: 37,000 mi

POWER TRAIN 13 complaints

25th: 8,346 mi Median: 27,000 mi 75th: 71,000 mi

AIR BAGS 11 complaints

25th: 27,500 mi Median: 56,226 mi 75th: 90,000 mi

STEERING 10 complaints

25th: 8,474 mi Median: 16,000 mi 75th: 27,000 mi

ENGINE 7 complaints

Median: 22,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NY: 12 MI: 11 PA: 9 TX: 9 CA: 7 GA: 7 FL: 5 VT: 5 NC: 5 NM: 4

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
2009	222	61,000	ENGINE	18
2010	101	55,500	AIR BAGS	3
2011	148	37,960	AIR BAGS	14
2012	81	32,650	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	10
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