What's Wrong with the 5th Generation SeVille?

Front 3/4 view of a Cadillac SeVille

The 5th generation SeVille spans the 1998 to 2004 model years.

It has accumulated 27 owner complaints over those year and ranks 22nd in reliability out of 35 eligible Cadillac generations.

Our reliability rank is based on our PainRank™ system. A higher number means you can expect more significant problems. The average Cadillac score is 2.26 while this generation comes in at 1.82.

Compare With Other SeVille Generations

What 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

What Breaks

Years to Avoid

5th Generation SeVille Key Numbers

  1. 7 model years

    Grouping all models by their year can reveal some baddies.

  2. 27 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  3. 22nd in reliability

    Overall reliability rank out of 35 eligible generations.