5th Generation Escalade
- Years
- 2021–2021
- Reliability
- N/A
- PainRank™
- N/A
- Complaints
- 0
4th Generation Escalade
- Years
- 2015–2020
- Reliability
- 15th of 35
- PainRank™
- 1.09
- Complaints
- 12
3rd Generation Escalade
- Years
- 2007–2014
- Reliability
- 18th of 35
- PainRank™
- 1.5
- Complaints
- 31
2nd Generation Escalade
- Years
- 2002–2006
- Reliability
- 20th of 35
- PainRank™
- 1.57
- Complaints
- 15
1st Generation Escalade
- Years
- 1999–2000
- Reliability
- 19th of 35
- PainRank™
- 1.55
- Complaints
- 6
Cadillac Escalade Generations
The Escalade has 5 generations available in North American markets. A generation is a group of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways.
The 2nd generation (2002—2006) has been the least reliable.
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