Vehicle report
2005 CADILLAC CTS
This model year
What the record shows
The 2005 Cadillac Cts is a midsize car, and the 3rd model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 2003 to 2019.
The EPA rated four configurations: engines from 2.8-litre six-cylinder to 3.6-litre six-cylinder, rear-wheel drive only, two transmissions and running on regular gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 18 to 19 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 277 owner complaints, 4 safety recalls and 544 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.