2015 Cadillac XTS problems and recalls

Owners have filed 14 complaints on the 2015 Cadillac XTS, and NHTSA has issued 3 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (5 complaints).

14
Complaints
3
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
60.5
Severity index

Severity index 60.5 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 60.5p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 5 complaints (35.7%)5 36%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 3 complaints (21.4%)3 21%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 2 complaints (14.3%)2 14%Power TrainPower Train: 2 complaints (14.3%)2 14%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%EquipmentEquipment: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%VisibilityVisibility: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%SteeringSteering: 1 complaints (7.1%)1 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM535.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER321.4%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING214.3%
POWER TRAIN214.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE17.1%
EQUIPMENT17.1%
VISIBILITY17.1%
STEERING17.1%

Complaints filed per year

0232016: 12017: 32018: 12019: 32021: 12022: 12023: 22024: 12026: 1 (partial year)1617318192122232426
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20161
20173
20181
20193
20211
20221
20232
20241
2026 (year to date)1
Filings in 2022 to 2024 were close to 2018 to 2021 (4 against 5).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
15V66600016/10/2015AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOWGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac XTS, Chevrolet Camaro, Equinox, Malibu, and GMC Terrain vehicles. The affected vehicles have front seat-mounted side impact air bags whose inflator may rupture upon its deployment.
14V54100009/09/2014PARKING BRAKEGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to August 22, 2014, and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured November 5, 2012, to September 2, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the electronic parki
26V32900021/05/2026AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, XTS, 2015-2016 Cadillac ATS, CTS, and SRX vehicles. The front-driver air bag inflator may rupture during deployment.

Other Cadillac XTS model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 5 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.