2016 Cadillac Escalade: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 118 complaints
118
Total Complaints
38,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

20,000 25th Percentile
38,000 Median Mileage
75,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
27
POWER TRAIN
16
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
15
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
14
SUSPENSION
8
STEERING
7
AIR BAGS
6
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
SERVICE BRAKES
3

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
5
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BUFFETING SOUND AND EAR PRESSURE LIKE THE REAR WINDOWS ARE DOWN, BUT OCCURS ALL THE TIME AT FREEWAY SPEED WITH ALL WINDOWS UP. BOOMING SOUND AT SLOW SPEED. CAN FEEL STRANGE EAR PRESSURE LIKE THE STEREO SUBWOOFER IS PLAYING OVER MOST SMALL ROAD IMPERFECTIONS. THE WHOLE BODY "BOOMS" EXHAUST DROANI..."
"CAR VIBRATES FROM 35MPH UP TO 80 PLUS. HAD IT TO DEALER 5 TIMES AND THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A VIBRATION. THEY SAID GM SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS OUT OF BALANCE AND GM WAS DESIGNING A FIX . ABOUT 5 CALLS AND THREE WEEK LATER THEY RECEIVED A NEW SPECIAL TORQUE CONVERTER AND AFTER IT WAS INSTALLED T..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AS THE SPEED INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W..."

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