Cadillac Escalade problems, by model year and system

1,007 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Cadillac Escalade 2016–2027, and the 1 system the record is deep on — engine (692). Each system has a page across the years; 4 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.

The systems the record is deep on

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

692complaints, engine

Engine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →

Cadillac Escalade complaints, year by system

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Model year	engine
2027 0 in all	—
2026 48 in all	43
2025 37 in all	22
2024 71 in all	57
2023 227 in all	188
2022 140 in all	121
2021 160 in all	118
2020 36 in all	22
2019 59 in all	38
2018 36 in all	19
2017 89 in all	32
2016 104 in all	32

Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).

From here

Every 2027 model on file, by price Compare two vehicles, trim vs trim See what a VIN was priced at See what owners reported

Common questions

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Which Cadillac Escalade system draws the most complaints?

Engine: 692 complaints across 12 model years, 69% of everything owners filed about the Cadillac Escalade. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.

Which Cadillac Escalade year has the most complaints?

2023 (227), 2021 (160), 2022 (140). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.