Cadillac
Cadillac Escalade Esv years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2021, 2022 and 2023. Best years: 2016 and 2018.
The 2021, 2022 and 2023 Cadillac Escalade Esv draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2021 has 71 complaints (12 for each year on the road), 2022 has 56 complaints (11 for each year on the road) and 2023 has 87 complaints (22 for each year on the road), against a median of 4 a year across the 9 model years old enough to judge.
- 10complaints
- 3recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Sep 22, 2026 · checked Sep 24, 2026
Years to avoid
2021
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
2022
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
2023
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Best years
2016
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
2018
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Dark bars are the years to avoid. Too new to judge: 2025 and 2026.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2016 (15), 2017 (38), 2018 (15), 2019 (34), 2020 (22), 2021 (71), 2022 (56), 2023 (87), 2024 (22), 2025 (13).
Year by year
2026 Cadillac Escalade Esv
10 owner complaints so far; too new to call. 3 recalls, including 26V-289 on the transmission and drivetrain (do not drive) and 26V-304 on the wheels.
Questions
What Cadillac Escalade Esv years should you avoid?
The 2021, 2022 and 2023 Cadillac Escalade Esv draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2021 has 71 complaints (12 for each year on the road), 2022 has 56 complaints (11 for each year on the road) and 2023 has 87 complaints (22 for each year on the road), against a median of 4 a year across the 9 model years old enough to judge.
What are the best years for the Cadillac Escalade Esv?
The 2016 and 2018 draw the fewest complaints for their age: 2016 has 15 (1 a year) and 2018 has 15 (2 a year).
What is the most common problem on the Cadillac Escalade Esv?
Engine failure, with 6 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It is the single most reported problem on the 2026.
How many recalls does the Cadillac Escalade Esv have?
3 recall campaigns cover the Cadillac Escalade Esv model years 2026 on this site.