2017 Cadillac XTS: owner complaints and recalls

The 2017 Cadillac XTS has no recall campaigns on file, but owners have still filed 24 complaints, most often about electrical system.

24
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
0
Injuries
41.7
Severity index

Severity index 41.7 - Medium. 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: 41.7p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Cadillac XTS sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 10 complaints (41.7%)10 42%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 8 complaints (33.3%)8 33%SuspensionSuspension: 3 complaints (12.5%)3 12%Power TrainPower Train: 2 complaints (8.3%)2 8%SteeringSteering: 2 complaints (8.3%)2 8%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 1 complaints (4.2%)1 4%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 1 complaints (4.2%)1 4%Service BrakesService Brakes: 1 complaints (4.2%)1 4%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1041.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER833.3%
SUSPENSION312.5%
POWER TRAIN28.3%
STEERING28.3%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM14.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL14.2%
SERVICE BRAKES14.2%

Complaints filed per year

0482017: 52019: 82020: 22021: 32022: 12023: 32025: 2171982021222325
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20175
20198
20202
20213
20221
20233
20252
Complaint volume is declining, consistent with a defect that was addressed by recall or that affected early builds.
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.