Cadillac CTS
Registered from 2001 to 2014.
About this model
The Cadillac CTS is a luxury car manufactured and marketed by General Motors under the Cadillac brand from 2002 until 2019 across three generations. Initially available as a 4-door sedan using the GM Sigma platform, GM offered the second-generation CTS as a 4-door sedan, 2-door coupe, and 5-door sport wagon, and the third generation as a sedan, using a stretched version of the GM Alpha platform. High performance sedan variants were offered for each generation as the CTS-V, with wagon and coupe variants offered for the second generation.
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What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2005 3.6 petrol. 9 of 31 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 89% | 8 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 22% | 2 |
| Lights and electrics | 22% | 2 |
| Tyres and wheels | 22% | 2 |
| Plates and identity | 11% | 1 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 11% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 89% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Exhaust and emissions — 22% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 22% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 22% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- Plates and identity — 11% of its failures
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- Seat belts and airbags — 11% of its failures
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/1315/14
The ignition key may unintentionally move away from the "run" position. If this occurs, engine power, power steering and power braking may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash. The timing of the key movement out of the "run" position, relative to the activation of the sensing algorithm of the crash event, may result in the airbags not deploying, increasing the potential for occupant injury in certain kinds of crashes.
Recall of the product from end users