NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Cadillac CTS Recalls
The 2018 Cadillac CTS has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 20, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 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
- 8
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 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 2018 Cadillac CTS
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 25V175000
- Reported
- March 20, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 934
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017 CTS, 3 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 19V086000
- Reported
- February 7, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,772
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017 CTS, 3 other models
2018 Cadillac CTS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 8 owner complaints about the 2018 Cadillac CTS, the newest on January 27, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (13%).
In complaints about the 2018 Cadillac CTS, the component group named most often is the electrical system (38%), followed by the power train (38%) and the air bags (13%).
None of the 2018 Cadillac CTS's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System3
- Power Train3
- Air Bags1
- Engine1
- Exterior Lighting1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2018 Cadillac CTS peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 2. 38% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 8 complaints about the 2018 Cadillac CTS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac CTS by model year
Other 2018 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: January 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted