AutoUtility currently tracks 10 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2022 Cadillac CT5. Body & Structure issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 3 complaints (30% of submitted records). Zero crashes, fires, injury reports, or fatality reports are cited across these complaint records.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 10 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Body & Structure (3 reports • 30% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Electrical System (2), Wheels & Tires (2)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 0 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2022 Cadillac CT5
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Body & Structure
Electrical System
Wheels & Tires
Air Bags & Restraints
NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #21V611000 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2022 Cadillac CT5
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"Outside door handle/pads stopped working. Car has 30K miles and 2 door handles stopped working and others are starting to be intermittent. Understanding is the pad and electronic switch gets gunked out and wouldn’t make connection. Only way you can open the door is via inside door latch. Seems like..."
"The driver door will not open from the outside. My car only has 38k miles on it. All doors will open other than the driver door. This is a safety feature that needs to be recalled and fixed. The dealership even told me this happens often. I have to climb through my passenger door to get in the..."
"My driver side door is unable to open due to the pressure pad. This is a known problem to Cadillac. I have already had to have 2 door handles replaced on the passenger side. It is unsafe to not be able to enter the driver seat of your vehicle in an emergency."
"Front driver side door unable to open from the outside. Faulty door handle pad. Initially randomly wouldn’t work, would have to press the pressure pad multiple times or press on specific part of the pad. Eventually, stopped working all together. It’s a safety issue if unable to open the door during..."
"The front wheels are locking up sometimes when either hitting a bump in the road or just out of the blue while driving. The auto braking will engage quickly and then shut off."
Complaint History for Cadillac CT5
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2020–2026)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Cadillac CT5 | 38 | 2 | 4 | View 2020 Problems → |
| 2021 Cadillac CT5 | 21 | 3 | 4 | View 2021 Problems → |
| 2022 Cadillac CT5 Current Page | 10 | 0 | 2 | Current |
| 2023 Cadillac CT5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | View 2023 Problems → |
| 2024 Cadillac CT5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | View 2024 Problems → |
| 2025 Cadillac CT5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | View 2025 Problems → |
| 2026 Cadillac CT5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | View 2026 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2022 Cadillac CT5
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 8 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering NHTSA category: STEERING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires NHTSA category: TIRES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WHEELS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
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