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2026 Cadillac CT5

Gas Midsize car

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
A
Safety Signal
92 / 100
ASafety Signal · 92 / 100
1Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
4Complaints · owner reports
5★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
26 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2026 Cadillac CT5 is sold in the U.S. as a gas midsize car with 8 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the CT5, is EPA-rated at 26 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 4 complaints, most often about forward collision avoidance. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
CT5GasRWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo223126$3,000
CT5 AWDGasAWD2.0L 4-cyl turbo213024$3,250
CT5GasRWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo192822$3,500
CT5 AWDGasAWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo182721$3,700
CT5 VGasRWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo182721$3,700
CT5 V AWDGasAWD3.0L 6-cyl turbo172620$3,900
CT5 VGasRWD6.2L 8-cyl132015$5,150
CT5 VGasRWD6.2L 8-cyl132015$5,150

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (1)

Equipment

high
5,861 vehicles

Problem: General Motors has decided that certain 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV, 2025-2026 Cadillac OPTIQ, Chevrolet Colorado, Equinox EV, GMC Canyon, 2026 Buick Enclave, Envision, Cadillac CT5, Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade IQ, Escalade IQL, LYRIQ, VISTIQ, Chevrolet Blazer EV, Corvette Convertible, Corvette Coupe, Corvette Convertible E-Ray, Equinox, Silverado 1500, 2500, 3500, Silverado EV, Suburban 1500, Tahoe, Traverse, GMC Acadia, Hummer EV Pickup, Hummer EV SUV, Sierra 1500, 2500, 3500, Sierra EV, Terrain, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles. The radio may not have been set to the correct status to download the electronic owner's manual during production. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the req

Risk: Without an owner's manual to consult, owners may not know how to safely use and operate the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

Fix: Dealers will reset the vehicle radio, which will facilitate automatic download of the electronic owner’s manual, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 16, 2026. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-866-467-9700, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. The manufacturer's number for this recall is N252540430. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 2

NHTSA campaign 26V114000 · reported Feb 26, 2026 · General Motors, LLC

Owner complaints

4 complaints filed

0 involved a crash, 0 a fire, 0 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2025: 1 · 2026: 3

Most-cited components

  • Forward Collision Avoidance — 4
  • Vehicle Speed Control — 2
  • Engine — 1
  • Power Train — 1
  • Unknown Or Other — 1
“Adaptive Cruise control acts like it’s going to maintain a gap (user selectable gap distance is able to be manipulated and displayed on drivers information center) but will rush right onto a preceding cars bumper. I’m told that even though manual transmission cars have the components and illusion that adaptive crui…”Jul 1, 2026 · Forward Collision Avoidance · NHTSA owner report
“While driving vehicle at approximately 50 mph in normal driving conditions, the vehicle’s automatic emergency braking/forward collision system activated an alert when a vehicle ahead of me slowed and turned out of my lane. After the lane was fully clear and there was no obstacle in front of the vehicle, the system ag…”May 19, 2026 · Forward Collision Avoidance · NHTSA owner report
“Catastrophic engine failure within 700 miles Requires full engine replacement Problems began around 150 miles on odometer Message: Reduced accelerated speed Check engine light Service transmission system Service variable valve timing system”Feb 17, 2026 · Engine · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
4 DR AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★10%
4 DR RWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★10%
4 DR RWDnot ratednot rated★★★★★★★★★★10%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Other CT5 model years

A

2025 CT5

0 recalls · 8 complaints

A

2024 CT5

0 recalls · 2 complaints

A

2023 CT5

1 recalls · 12 complaints

B

2022 CT5

2 recalls · 10 complaints

C

2021 CT5

4 recalls · 23 complaints

C

2020 CT5

4 recalls · 38 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 49284, 49285, 49278, 49280, 49279, 49281, 49282, 49283). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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