Avoid: 2022 (lowest Year Scores on complaints per year on the road, crash reports and recalls)
Best: 2023 (few owner reports)
4 model years of NHTSA owner complaints and recalls · How we grade
Across 5 model years, the Cadillac CT4 has 43 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 11 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are service brakes and steering. 2022 drew the most complaints (18), 2023 the fewest of the years on the road 3+ years (3).
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for Cadillac CT4 vehicles (US, public record).
Complaint volume by model year. Raw NHTSA totals, not adjusted for sales volume or time on the road, so older and higher-selling years accumulate more. Every year links to its full breakdown.
Highest: 2022 (18 complaints). Lowest: 2023 (3).
Sentiment is sharply divided by trim level and owner expectations.
Reports of the transmission momentarily locking up, going into "reduced acceleration mode," and requiring valve body replacement. A recall was issued by GM for this issue.
Criticized as cheap, cramped, and using poor-quality materials; described as a "pile of crap" with thin floor mats and a small sunroof in one isolated but vehement report.
One report of repeated failures causing disabled acceleration, with fault codes cleared by the dealer but the root cause unresolved, leading to a potential vehicle repurchase.
Notes that the car is prone to windshield and wheel damage, advising specific insurance deductibles for glass and wheel/tire packages.
Owner insights cover all generations of the CT4. Individual model years are broken down above.
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