NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Cadillac CTS Recalls
The 2013 Cadillac CTS has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 1, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Cadillac CTS. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 73
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2013 Cadillac CTS, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2013 Cadillac CTS
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 14V614000
- Reported
- October 1, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 106,307
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014 CTS, 8 other models
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V394000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 554,328
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2012, 2014 CTS, 1 other model
2013 Cadillac CTS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 73 owner complaints about the 2013 Cadillac CTS, the newest on September 16, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (14%); owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Cadillac CTS, the component group named most often is the electrical system (36%), followed by the power train (18%) and the air bags (15%).
2 of the 2013 Cadillac CTS's 2 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2013 Cadillac CTS owners gave the mileage (54 complaints), the median was 25,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System26
- Power Train13
- Air Bags11
- Steering10
- Engine7
- Suspension7
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 Cadillac CTS peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 20. 53% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Cadillac CTS drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Cadillac CTS year in the same window: 9th highest of the 13 ranked years.
The 73 complaints about the 2013 Cadillac CTS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac CTS by model year
Other 2013 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: September 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted