Cadillac XTS - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Cadillac XTS owners have reported a total of 235 problems for their cars built in the 7 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Cadillac XTS. The 2013 Cadillac XTS cars have the most problems reported (99 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Cadillac XTS

Model Year Number of Problems
  2019 XTS
7
  2018 XTS
7
  2017 XTS
33
  2016 XTS
22
  2015 XTS
16
  2014 XTS
51
  2013 XTS
99

🔍 Common problems of Cadillac XTS

The following chart shows the 22 most common problems for Cadillac XTS cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (68 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's equipment (40 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Cadillac XTS

Problem Category Number of Problems
  Electrical System
68
  Equipment
40
  Suspension
32
  Service Brakes
13
  Engine And Engine Cooling
10
  Steering
8
  Power Train
7
  Electronic Stability Control
7
  Exterior Lighting
6
  Vehicle Speed Control
6
   
  Air Bag
6
  Wheel
5
  Forward Collision Avoidance
5
  Structure
4
  Tire
4
  Other Fuel System
3
  Seats
3
  Back Over Prevention
2
  Seat Belt
2
  Visibility
2
  Latches/locks/linkage
1
 
1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Cadillac XTS of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across XTS model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Cadillac XTS model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across XTS Model Years

XTS
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2019 719,9007    
0.05
  2018 714,6248    
0.06
  2017 3318,8989    
0.19
  2016 2222,42010    
0.10
  2015 1614,90611    
0.10
  2014 5130,28212    
0.14
  2013 9942,76413    
0.18

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Cadillac XTS is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2019 XTS
1
  2018 XTS
1
  2017 XTS
5


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