Cadillac XT5: which model years to avoid

Name: Cadillac XT5 complaints by model year
Creator: Defect Atlas

Complaint and recall totals for every Cadillac XT5 model year we track, ranked by severity.

Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Crashes	Fires	Severity	Most-reported system
2017	121	1	6	0	33.1 Low	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2018	66	0	2	1	45.5 Medium	ENGINE
2019	32	0	3	2	150.0 High	STEERING
2020	22	5	0	0	0.0 Low	POWER TRAIN
2021	13	2	1	0	30.8 Low	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2023	15	4	0	0	0.0 Low	POWER TRAIN

Across 6 model years, the 2019 Cadillac XT5 carries the highest severity index (150.0, driven by steering), while the 2020 is the cleanest at 0.0.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs. Complaint counts are not normalised by units sold; a high-volume seller will attract more filings than a rare trim.