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2026 Cadillac CT5

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Midsize Cars
8 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

97 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns 1

Complaints2 crash reported 6

Crash ratingNHTSA overall 5★

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 26 mpg

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020

The 2026 Cadillac CT5 is sold in the U.S. as a gas midsize sedan 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 6 complaints, most often about the forward collision avoidance. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

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Trims & pricing

Source: manufacturer press kitCompare a trim →

Trim	Powertrain	Drive	MSRP	HP	Torque	Cargo (2nd row)	Wheels
Luxury	Gas	RWD	—	237 hp	258 lb-ft	11.9 cu-ft	18 in
Luxury	Gas	AWD	—	237 hp	258 lb-ft	11.9 cu-ft	18 in
Premium Luxury	Gas	RWD	—	237 hp	258 lb-ft	11.9 cu-ft	18 in
Premium Luxury	Gas	AWD	—	237 hp	258 lb-ft	11.9 cu-ft	18 in
Sport	Gas	RWD	—	237 hp	258 lb-ft	11.9 cu-ft	19 in
Sport	Gas	AWD	—	237 hp	258 lb-ft	11.9 cu-ft	19 in
CT5-V	Gas	RWD	—	360 hp	405 lb-ft	11.9 cu-ft	19 in
CT5-V	Gas	AWD	—	360 hp	405 lb-ft	11.9 cu-ft	19 in
CT5-V Blackwing Manual	Gas	RWD	—	668 hp	659 lb-ft	11.9 cu-ft	19 in
CT5-V Blackwing Automatic	Gas	RWD	—	668 hp	659 lb-ft	11.9 cu-ft	19 in

MSRP excludes destination. Open a trim for the complete spec sheet and standard/optional equipment. Have the car in front of you? Decode its VIN to see which of these trims it is and what it was priced at.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
CT5	Gas	RWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	22	31	26	$3,150
CT5 AWD	Gas	AWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	21	30	24	$3,400
CT5	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	19	28	22	$3,750
CT5 AWD	Gas	AWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	18	27	21	$3,900
CT5 V	Gas	RWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	18	27	21	$3,900
CT5 V AWD	Gas	AWD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo	17	26	20	$4,100
CT5 V	Gas	RWD	6.2L 8-cyl	13	20	15	$5,500
CT5 V	Gas	RWD	6.2L 8-cyl	13	20	15	$5,500

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 49284, 49285, 49278, 49280, 49279, 49281, 49282, 49283.

New-vehicle warranty

Source: manufacturer press kits, make-level

Basic 4 yr / 50,000 mi Powertrain 6 yr / 70,000 mi Roadside 6 yr

As stated in Cadillac's press kits for the 2026–2027 model years (3 kits); this model year's own kit states no warranty terms, so the make's are shown. Confirm the term for this car with the dealer.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database

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Equipment

N252540430

5,861 vehicles 74% reported repaired built Apr 10, 2025 – Oct 29, 2025

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 26,

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 26V114000 reported Feb 26, 2026 General Motors, LLC the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

Whether any of this applies to one specific CT5

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2026 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Cadillac publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →Cadillac’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2026 Cadillac CT5, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

6complaints filed

2 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

4.7 per 10,000 built · Cadillac reported 12,678 CT5 built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2025: 1 · 2026: 5

Most-cited components

Forward Collision Avoidance 5

Vehicle Speed Control 2

Service Brakes 2

Engine 1

Power Train 1

Unspecified 1

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

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.

Forward Collision Avoidance Jul 1, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11747734

Component/system involved: Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) system and EPB control switch on my Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing. The vehicle and component are currently available for inspection. What happened / safety risk: The vehicle experienced an unattended roll-away and struck a tree, causing significant vehicle damage.

Service Brakes Oct 4, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11768848

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

Engine Feb 17, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11718643

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.

Forward Collision Avoidance May 19, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11738910

CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM FAILURE & CONCEALED SOFTWARE REPAIR: Within 14 days of vehicle delivery, a 2026 Cadillac CT5 experienced a complete failure of its heavily advertised Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) driver-assistance technology.

Service Brakes Sep 14, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11764078

The contact owns a 2026 Cadillac CT5. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle with the Super Cruise feature activated, the message indicated a road construction zone, and the brakes independently activated. The contact stated that there was no road construction nearby. The contact reset the super cruise control feature.

Forward Collision Avoidance at 1,200 miles Sep 17, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11687842

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.

Reported by Cadillac itself: 1 death-or-injury claim on this model year in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21): 1 injured, as claimed, not verified — about 7.9 per 100,000 built. Every CT5 model year, by year and system → Dated and by system, they are exhibit F of the defect dossier.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

Configuration	Overall	Frontal	Side	Rollover	Rollover risk
4 DR AWD	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	10%
4 DR AWD	★★★★★	★★★★☆	★★★★★	★★★★★	10%
4 DR RWD	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	10%
4 DR RWD	★★★★★	★★★★☆	★★★★★	★★★★★	10%
4 DR RWD	not rated	not rated	★★★★★	★★★★★	10%

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

Driver-assist crash reports (2)

Source: NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01

2reports filed

2 severity unknown

Mar 2026 to Mar 2026 · 2 with an air bag deployment · 0 towed

What was engaged, and what was hit

System named: Super Cruise 2.0 (2)

Crash partner: Other 1 · Unknown 1

Filed by: General Motors, LLC

Incident	System	Struck	Injury alleged	State	Speed	Report
Mar 2026	Level 2 · Super Cruise 2.0	Unknown	unknown	OK	49 mph	540-14487
Mar 2026	Level 2 · Super Cruise 2.0	Other	unknown	FL	68 mph	540-14489

From the manufacturer’s own filing

The reporting entity’s narrative as NHTSA published it, with anything identifying removed and nothing added. A narrative is a notice, written before the entity had verified what happened.

On March [redacted], 2026, a 2026 Cadillac CT5 was traveling eastbound on [redacted] near Stillwater, Oklahoma. Crash data recorded a left side impact that resulted in deployment of the airbags and front seat belt pretensioners. The driver and passenger were wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash.

General Motors, LLC report 540-14487 Mar 2026 NHTSA SGO filing

On March [redacted], 2026, a 2026 Cadillac CT5 was traveling southbound on [redacted] in Jupiter, Florida with Super Cruise engaged and active. Crash data recorded a front-left impact that resulted in deployment of the driver airbag and front seat belt pretensioners. Crash data also indicates the driver was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

General Motors, LLC report 540-14489 Mar 2026 NHTSA SGO filing

A report under the General Order is a notice the manufacturer or operator must file within days of hearing of a crash in which a Level 2 driver-assist or automated-driving system was engaged within 30 seconds of impact. It is filed before anything is verified, and entities with telematics hear of far more crashes than entities that rely on complaints, so counts say as much about the reporting as about the car and are not comparable across makes. Nothing is normalised by fleet size. Every report on file, by make and year → · NHTSA’s page and files

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 112

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-10-08

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 98 service bulletins, 7 service campaigns, 6 over-the-air updates

Most often about: Unknown Or Other, Electrical System, Engine, Steering, Service Brakes.

N262573420 Service campaign
2026-10-08 · Suspension
Certain vehicles, equipped with the Precision Package, may be missing the supplementary performance toe links that were to be delivered in the vehicle’s trunk. Customers will be instructed to contact dealers to order the missing toe-link assemblies.
PIT6110L Service bulletin
2026-10-07 · Unknown Or Other
This Preliminary information communicates an issue with the SES MIL and DTC P062B and engineering is currently investigating.
PIT6457C Service bulletin
2026-09-28 · Unknown Or Other
This preliminary information is for technicians that may see DTCs that are history and should not perform any part replacements. They should follow the notes mentioned prior to anything being replaced.
PIC6540K Service bulletin
2026-09-28 · Unknown Or Other
This Preliminary information communicates to dealers a procedure to reset the radio.
PIT5698F Service bulletin
2026-09-26 · Unknown Or Other
This PI provides Diagnostics tips on how the LIN bus works and how to diagnosis it.
PIT6426C Service bulletin
2026-09-15 · Unknown Or Other
If a vehicle has an issue with super cruise inoperative tech is directed to follow a diagnostic path before replacing the Image processing module.
663.10 Over-the-air update
2026-09-10 · Unknown Or Other
This update contains a required software change to help improve the overall software update and diagnostics process. Be sure to install this update to be able to receive future software updates. During the update process, your radio may stay on up to 5 minutes after you exit the vehicle. This is expected behavior.
PIC6555A Service bulletin
2026-09-08 · Unknown Or Other
This PI advises of a procedure for a Service Door Latch System message with No Related DTCs

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

Diagnostic trouble codes on file

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints

Codes documented against this model year in the federal record. A code appearing here does not mean this vehicle will set it — it means the code is part of this nameplate-year's documented history.

Code	What it means	Most often filed under	Where it appears
P0604 P0604 on Cadillac →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Unknown Or Other	2 bulletins
P0607 P0607 on Cadillac →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Unknown Or Other	2 bulletins
P062B P062B on Cadillac →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Unknown Or Other	2 bulletins
U0140 U0140 on Cadillac →	A module has stopped hearing from the body control module.	Unknown Or Other	2 bulletins
U023B	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Unknown Or Other	2 bulletins
U053C U053C on Cadillac →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Unknown Or Other	2 bulletins
U1624 U1624 on Cadillac →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Unknown Or Other	2 bulletins
U3000 U3000 on Cadillac →	Manufacturer-defined — the meaning is set by the automaker, not the standard.	Unknown Or Other	2 bulletins

Generic codes (the second character is 0 or 2) mean the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States. Manufacturer-specific codes (1 or 3) mean whatever the automaker assigned, and no honest source can define them for you — which is why the ones here carry the evidence instead of a definition. A code is a link when enough separate federal documents name it across the catalogue to be worth a page of its own; the rest are listed here, where the vehicle is the context that makes them mean something.

CT5 by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2026 this page A 1 6 26 mpg 2025 A 0 10 26 mpg 2024 A 0 2 27 mpg 2023 A 1 13 27 mpg 2022 B 2 11 27 mpg 2021 C 4 30 26 mpg 2020 C 4 39 26 mpg

Common questions about the 2026 CT5

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Does the 2026 Cadillac CT5 have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 1 recall campaign for the 2026 Cadillac CT5. The most serious on file is 26V114000, covering Equipment. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2026 Cadillac CT5?

NHTSA gave the 2026 Cadillac CT5 5 stars overall in its New Car Assessment Program tests — 5-star frontal crash, 5-star side crash, 5-star rollover. WhichTrim also grades it A (97/100) on its recall record, which is a different question from crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2026 Cadillac CT5?

Across the 8 EPA-rated configurations of the 2026 Cadillac CT5, the best EPA combined figure is 26 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What do owners complain about on the 2026 Cadillac CT5?

Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA about the 2026 Cadillac CT5, most often about forward collision avoidance, vehicle speed control, service brakes. Of those, 2 involved a crash. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

Are there service bulletins for the 2026 Cadillac CT5?

The manufacturer has filed 112 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2026 Cadillac CT5, most often covering unknown or other, electrical system, engine. The most recent is dated 2026-10-08. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	8 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	none	EPA emission certificates	The EPA published no certificate we could match to a configuration on this page.
Recalls	1	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	6	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	5 tested	NHTSA NCAP	Only the configurations NHTSA chose to crash-test, which is never all of them.
Service bulletins	112	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	none	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	No defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reports	2	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	Crashes the manufacturer or operator reported with a Level 2 or automated-driving system engaged. Notices, filed before verification; not comparable across makes.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	none	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	We had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable.
Trims, pricing & equipment	10 trims	Manufacturer press kit	Transcribed from the manufacturer's own press material, every value carrying the document it came from.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

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). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly. Trim-level specifications and pricing are transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit; every value carries its source in the data file.

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