2021 Cadillac XT5: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 13 complaints about the 2021 Cadillac XT5 and NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is unknown or other, named in 4 of them.

13
Complaints
2
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
30.8
Severity index

Severity index 30.8 - Low. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 30.8p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2021 Cadillac XT5 sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (30.8%)4 31%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 4 complaints (30.8%)4 31%Engine And Engine Cooli…Engine And Engine Cooling: 2 complaints (15.4%)2 15%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 2 complaints (15.4%)2 15%EngineEngine: 2 complaints (15.4%)2 15%Service BrakesService Brakes: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%Fuel SystemFuel System: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%GasolineGasoline: 1 complaints (7.7%)1 8%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER430.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM430.8%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING215.4%
BACK OVER PREVENTION215.4%
ENGINE215.4%
SERVICE BRAKES17.7%
FUEL SYSTEM17.7%
GASOLINE17.7%

Complaints filed per year

0252021: 12022: 22024: 22025: 52026: 3 (partial year)21222425526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20211
20222
20242
20255
2026 (year to date)3
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 9.0x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V42200003/06/2021FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGSGeneral Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2021 Cadillac XT5, XT6, and GMC Acadia vehicles. The fuel supply lines may be improperly attached and seated.
22V70900022/09/2022BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERAGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Cadillac XT5, XT6, and GMC Acadia vehicles equipped with the optional Surround Vision feature. The rearview camera coaxial cable connectors may have been crimped improperly, causing the rearview camera to fail or function i
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.