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What 72 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Cadillac Cts-v

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (72)Crash / fire / injury (10)Electrical system (26)Transmission & drivetrain (13)Airbags (11)Steering (10)Brakes (7)Engine (7)Suspension (6)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (5)Lights (5)Seats (3)

1 of 72 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Mar 21, 2013SteeringBrakesTransmission & drivetrainCrash2 injuries

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION; VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AFTER PLACED IN REVERSE WITHOUT STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR; BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE; VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO NEIGHBOR'S TRUCK WHICH WAS PARKED ACROSS THE STREET. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES.

NHTSA ODI 10504050

Working with the data? Download all 72 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2013 Cadillac Cts-v verdict →