How Reliable is the Cadillac SeVille?

Front 3/4 view of a Cadillac SeVille

The SeVille ranks 9th in reliability out of 27 Cadillac models with an overall PainRank™ of 1.75.

PainRank™ is a relative complaint analysis of the the 42 owner complaints sent to CarComplaints.com over 15 model years. A majority of those complaints are related to engine issues.

We'd recommend avoiding the 5th generation which runs from 1998–2004.

What SeVille Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

Worst Topics

Worst Years

Full Lists on CarComplaints.com

Comparing 3 Generations

Generations are groups 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 SeVille has 3 generations with the latest starting in the 1998 model year.

By the Numbers

  1. 42 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  2. 598 service bulletins

    Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.

  3. 34 recall campaigns

    Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.

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