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CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV
631 NHTSA complaints and 42 safety recalls across model years 2003–2026.
- Complaints
- 631
- Recalls
- 42
- Model years
- 23
The CADILLACESCALADE ESV appears in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database with 631 consumer safety complaints and 42 recall campaigns across 23 model years (2003–2026). That averages roughly 27 complaints per model year. Report counts can differ between model years for many reasons; this dataset does not establish the cause of a difference.
Complaint volume on a nameplate alone is not a reliability verdict: a long-running bestseller can accumulate more filings than a low-volume niche model because more vehicles are on the road. The table below shows report counts and published NHTSA crash-test ratings side by side for each model year. The filing-year histogram shows the timing of submitted reports, not a causal trend.
NHTSA has 10 investigation files tied to this model, with 1 currently open. Investigation records, complaint reports, and recall campaigns each provide different context. Use the official NHTSA VIN lookup and the underlying notices to research a specific vehicle; PlainCars does not infer a vehicle-risk or pricing conclusion from these records.
Complaints by Year
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 23 |
| 2023 | 85 |
| 2022 | 65 |
| 2021 | 82 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2019 | 38 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2017 | 47 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2011 | 18 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2008 | 19 |
| 2007 | 83 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2004 | 28 |
| 2003 | 13 |
Complaint Filing Trend
NHTSA complaint volume by year filed (not model year).
Filings moved from 141 in 2017-2021 to 350 in 2022-2026, a rise of 148.2%. That is the 86th percentile of change across the 772 nameplates with enough filings in both windows to compare, where 0 is the steepest fall and 100 the steepest rise.
Filing volume, not a reliability verdict: counts also move with how many vehicles are on the road, how old they are, and whether a recall drew attention. Computed from this portal's NHTSA filing-year records over the same two windows the trend rankings use.
Year filed (bar labels show the complaint count).
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NHTSA Investigations 1 Open
Electronic Brake Module Component Failure
Rear-View Camera Failure
Roof Skin Separation While Driving
IEE Passenger Sensing System Mats
REAR DRIVETRAIN COMPONENT FAILURE
FAILURE OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL
SUNROOF GLASS FAILURE
FAILING SEAT BELT BUCKLES
CADILLAC COOLANT COOLED ALTERNATOR FIRES
INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
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Data sources
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV totals are aggregated from the linked NHTSA model-year rows; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.