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Every model year 2017–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

10 Model years 2017–2026
19 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years
309 Complaints owner reports, all years
A Newest grade 2026 Safety Signal
2019 Best on record cleanest filed year
Cadillac XT5 — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Cadillac XT5 · Photo: Dinkun Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Every Cadillac XT5 model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year
YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2026GasA01★★★★★24 mpg
2025GasA16★★★★★24 mpg
2024GasB310★★★★★24 mpg
2023GasB416★★★★★24 mpg
2022GasC310★★★★★24 mpg
2021GasB220★★★★★24 mpg
2020GasC523★★★★★24 mpg
2019GasA033★★★★★22 mpg
2018GasA066★★★★★22 mpg
2017GasA1124★★★★★22 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road
Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2019

On the filed record so far, the 2019 is the cleanest XT5 year we hold, and the 2023 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

YearSafety SignalRecalls /yrComplaints /yr
2019A05
2018A08
2017A0.114
2021B0.44
2022C0.82
2020C0.84
2023B1.35
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What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record
  • 2025: 8 → 4 EPA configurations
  • 2021: 4 → 8 EPA configurations
  • 2020: best combined mpg 22 → 24; 2 → 4 EPA configurations

Common questions about the Cadillac XT5

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Cadillac XT5 year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2019 XT5 comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (100/100), 0 recalls and 33 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Cadillac XT5 years should I avoid?

No XT5 model year carries a D or F Safety Signal or a standing advisory. The ranking page orders every year on recalls and complaints per year on the road, and says why.

How many recalls does the Cadillac XT5 have?

Across model years 2017–2026, NHTSA has posted 19 recall campaigns for the Cadillac XT5. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.