"How reliable is the 2023 Cadillac Escalade Esv?"

"Based on 91 NHTSA complaints, the 2023 Cadillac Escalade Esv has a median complaint mileage of 28000 miles. The most common issue is Engine."

"What are common problems with the 2023 Cadillac Escalade Esv?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2023 Cadillac Escalade Esv is Engine, accounting for a significant portion of the 91 total complaints filed."

2023 Cadillac Escalade Esv: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 91 complaints

Total Complaints

28,000mi

Median Mileage

Engine

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

5,500 25th Percentile

28,000 Median Mileage

40,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine

Power Train

Electrical System

Fuel/Propulsion System

Unknown Or Other

Engine And Engine Cooling

Service Brakes

Steering

Warnings

Exterior Lighting

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Engine light is on solid. Veichile did stall while driving at Highway and vehicle will shake stop at red light. Noise when vehicle moving."

"No Grid Lines on back up camera or forward camera views. The grid line option is grayed out and unavailable. A hourglass icon appears constantly as indicating an issue. This makes reversing into parking spaces very difficult."

"I JUST PURCHASED THIS 2023 CADILLAC ESCALADE AND MANY MORE CUSTOMERS HAVE STATED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR NEW CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CAMERA FRONT/REAR GUIDELINES/ ARE MISSING MAKING PARKING AND OTHER THINGS VERY DANGEROUS TO COMSUMERS AND PEDESTRIANS. PLEASE FOLLOW UP ON THIS SINCE THESE VEHICLES..."

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 40 complaints

Median: 28,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 13 NY: 12 MI: 11 TX: 6 GA: 5 VA: 5 MD: 4 LA: 4 NC: 4 AR: 3

Cadillac Escalade Esv — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2004	28	82,500	Air Bags	3
2007	83	34,000	Air Bags	3
2016	20	37,000	Suspension	4
2017	47	31,768	Service Brakes	5
2019	43	108,350	Engine	2
2020	26	25,000	Engine	9
2021	83	57,000	Engine	5
2022	70	44,000	Engine	2
2024	24	-	Engine	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