2016 Cadillac CTS — reported problems

CarFaultIQ holds 1,611 evidence records for the 2016 Cadillac CTS, drawn from official sources and owner complaints.

What owners report: issue areas

Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 47 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.

  • Electrical system10 (21.3%)Official recall records for this system: 9, covering model years 2003–2016.
  • Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)9 (19.1%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 2005–2014.
  • Engine4 (8.5%)
  • Steering4 (8.5%)Official recall records for this system: 9, covering model years 2003–2018.
  • Suspension4 (8.5%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2004–2010.
  • Driver-assistance systems3 (6.4%)

Other / uncategorized: 4 classifications (8.5%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

  • Owner complaints (4,432 records, model years 2003–2019) are most frequently classified under: powertrain (transmission & drivetrain), air bags (restraint system) and electrical system.
  • Safety recalls (88 records, model years 2003–2018) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system), steering and electrical system.
  • Transport Canada recalls (83 records, model years 2003–2017) are most frequently classified under: seat belts, electrical system and air bags (restraint system).
  • Manufacturer communications (24,188 records, model years 2003–2019) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, electrical system and engine.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

  1. 2003 827 records for 2003
  2. 2004 802 records for 2004
  3. 2005 916 records for 2005
  4. 2006 997 records for 2006
  5. 2007 1,111 records for 2007
  6. 2008 1,317 records for 2008
  7. 2009 1,423 records for 2009
  8. 2010 1,516 records for 2010
  9. 2011 1,617 records for 2011
  10. 2012 1,621 records for 2012
  11. 2013 1,728 records for 2013
  12. 2014 2,222 records for 2014
  13. 2015 1,832 records for 2015
  14. 2016 1,611 records for 2016
  15. 2017 1,423 records for 2017
  16. 2018 1,095 records for 2018
  17. 2019 836 records for 2019

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

  • 1mention a fire
  • 1mention an injury

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

  • Safety recalls NHTSA 4
  • Manufacturer communications NHTSA 1,572
  • Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 4
  • Owner complaints NHTSA 31

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Diagnostic codes found in evidence for this vehicle

These codes appear by explicit identifier in official records matched to this exact model and year.

A code appearing in a record means the code was named in that document. It is not a diagnosis of this vehicle, not a fault this vehicle has, and not an indication of urgency. Diagnosis requires reading live data from the vehicle.

Symptoms and warning lights in these systems

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