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2025 Cadillac Escalade reliability

Is it reliable?

Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Cadillac Escalade over 2 years — 10 per year. It is too early to rank against other Escalade years: a year is compared here only after 3 years on the road. NHTSA has 1 recall on file, including Hub.

2012 Cadillac Escalade
Photo by Baron Maddock, resized from the original. Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0
Complaints

20

Per year

10

Recalls

1

Years on the road

2

What owners report

The complaints owners file most often name Engine (12 of 20), then Electrical system (6) and Powertrain (2).

Next to 2024 and 2026

The 2024 Escalade has 48 complaints, 16 per year, and the 2026 has 0 complaints, 0 per year.

The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2025 Cadillac Escalade. How we count. Data as of .

Recalls (1)

Recall wheels, hub 2026-05-14 · NHTSA campaign 26V304000
Summary General Motors, LLC is recalling certain 2025–2026 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban 1500, Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles with 24-inch wheels. Incorrect bolts may have been installed on the left and right front wheel hubs, which can result in the bolts loosening or deforming over time.
Remedy Dealers will replace the front left and right wheel hub bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 18, 2026. Owners may contact GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or Cadillac customer service at 1-800-333-4223. GM's number for this recall is N262554630. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 14, 2026.

Complaints by component (20 total)

Engine
12
Electrical system
6
Powertrain
2
Service brakes
2
Engine and engine cooling
1
Exterior lighting
1
Forward collision avoidance
1
Speed control
1
Steering
1
Suspension
1
Traction control
1
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Crash-flagged

0

Fire-flagged

0

Injury reports

0

Death reports

0

Complaints filed per year

52025152026
Excerpts from recent NHTSA complaint filings
  • "On [XXX], at approximately 15,200 miles, my 2025 Cadillac Escalade V developed multiple warnings while I was driving at highway speed. These included reduced acceleration, speed limited to 62 mph, service power…"
    Electrical system, Speed control, Unknown or other · filed 2026-09-05
  • "I had a 2023 Escalade that I was experiencing issues with. I decided to pay lot of money to get out of the 2023 and purchase a 2025 - which is what I was told would get me around the engine problems I was experiencing.…"
    Engine · filed 2026-09-04
  • "I rented this vehicle from Sixt at Washington National Airport on XXX at 11:53 AM with 21,343 miles on the odometer. That evening I was driving south on XXX in [XXX] with my father and my two children in the vehicle.…"
    Service brakes · filed 2026-08-29
  • "6.2L Engine failed while over 400 miles from home. GM (Cadillac) has been zero help in rectifying the expense in travel interruption knowing this issue exists. Took almost 45 days for them to get vehicle repaired. Since…"
    Engine · filed 2026-08-25
  • "On XXX, I was driving a 2025 Cadillac Escalade equipped with the 6.2L L87 V8 engine westbound on [XXX] in [XXX] at approximately 35 mph in normal traffic. Without any warning, noise, or dashboard indication, the engine…"
    Engine · filed 2026-08-24

NHTSA crash ratings

Version Overall Front Side Rollover
2025 Cadillac Escalade SUV 4WD 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 3 stars
2025 Cadillac Escalade SUV RWD 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 3 stars

Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.

Fuel economy

Trim Engine Transmission Drive City Hwy Combined Annual fuel cost
Escalade two-wheel drive 6.2L, 8-cyl Automatic 10-speed Rear-wheel drive 15 19 17 MPG $4700
Escalade four-wheel drive 6.2L, 8-cyl Automatic 10-speed Four-wheel drive 14 18 16 MPG $5000
Escalade V all-wheel drive 6.2L, 8-cyl Automatic (10-speed) Four-wheel drive 11 17 13 MPG $6150

Specs and fitment

T1 generation, 2021–present
Body styles SUV
Oil 0W-20 (capacity varies by engine; confirm for your powertrain)
Tire size 275/50R22 or 275/60R20 (trim dependent)

Known issues for this generation

Recall 22V617000 covers certain 2021-2022 Cadillac Escalade vehicles equipped with third-row seats (with Escalade ESV, Suburban, Tahoe, Yukon, and Yukon XL; 484,155 units across the campaign) where a third-row seat-belt buckle rivet may be improperly formed. Dealers inspect and replace buckle assemblies as necessary. Recall 25V274000 covers certain 2021-2024 Escalade vehicles with a 6.2L V8 among other GM trucks and SUVs; dealers inspect the engine and repair or replace it as necessary.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the 2025 Cadillac Escalade reliable?

Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Cadillac Escalade over 2 years — 10 per year. It is too early to rank against other Escalade years: a year is compared here only after 3 years on the road. NHTSA has 1 recall on file, including Hub.

What are common problems with a 2025 Cadillac Escalade?

The complaints owners file most often name Engine (12 of 20), then Electrical system (6) and Powertrain (2).

Is the 2025 Cadillac Escalade more reliable than the years next to it?

The 2024 Escalade has 48 complaints, 16 per year, and the 2026 has 0 complaints, 0 per year.

Has the 2025 Cadillac Escalade been recalled?

The 2025 Cadillac Escalade has 1 recall on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.

How many complaints have owners filed about the 2025 Cadillac Escalade?

Owners have filed 20 complaints about the 2025 Cadillac Escalade with NHTSA.

What mpg does a 2025 Cadillac Escalade get?

EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2025 Cadillac Escalade is 15.3 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.

What generation is the 2022 Cadillac Escalade?

T1 generation (2021-on).

What oil does a Cadillac Escalade take?

US notes for the 6.2L V8 list 0W-20 full synthetic on both K2 and T1 generations here.

What tire sizes does a Cadillac Escalade use?

K2 Platinum pages often list 285/45R22; T1 trims commonly use 275/50R22 or 275/60R20.