Cadillac Escalade ESV
2018–2022 only
2018–2022 Cadillac Escalade ESV models have 284 classified complaints on record for these years specifically, plus 15 recalls. The most common issue in this range is Internal engine (bearings, pistons, rings), typically surfacing around 53,500 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2018–2022 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Cadillac Escalade ESV report for every year combined.
Where this range fits
What breaks, and when — 2018–2022 only
Median onset: 53,500 miles.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 71,000 miles. 5.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 149,050 miles. 15.4% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 33,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
Onset mileage not consistently reported. 8.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Median onset: 5,000 miles. 41.7% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 25,000 miles. 45.5% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 100,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2018–2022 model years. See the full Cadillac Escalade ESV report for every year and full specs/safety data.