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2018 Cadillac XT5 consumer reviews

$40,595–$43,595 MSRP range
side view of 2018 XT5 Cadillac
(135 reviews)
92% of drivers recommend this car
Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.8
  • Interior 4.8
  • Performance 4.7
  • Value 4.6
  • Exterior 4.9
  • Reliability 4.8
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Finally got my Cadillac

Love driving this car, so far it's reliable and performs great!!! Hope to own it for more than 5 years.... will use it to commute in comfort!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Nice vehicle , except for the auto start/stop

Nice ride , seats could use more cushion , interior room good , heating Controls could use upgrading, more users friendly controls, have a switch for the auto stop of the engine

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 3.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 3.0
  • Value 2.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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Love the new designed XT5

Has improved in every area of features that I don't care for on the SRX. And I loved my SRX. So much I couldn't wait to get into another Cadillac SUV. I've had an Audi 7, BMW X5, Lexus RX and I'm buying my second Cadillac SUV and looking it

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Absolutely love my new xt 5 it is a great vehicle

This car is everything I expected,was looking at a different kind of SUV but liked the xt5 the most.I would recommend it to everyone,love it.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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Enjoyable to drive, very stylish.

Nice looking easy to drive. Interior is very beautiful and comfortable. Bought this used with very low mileage and feel lucky that I was able

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Fabulous Luxury Car!

This car is perfect! I love how it drives, looks, handles. Just an absolutely beautiful car. I highly recommend this vehicle to one and all!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Luxury and safety

This car meets all of my needs. It has all of the luxury of a Cadillac and the safety/sturdiness of a SUV. It?s roomy and there are plenty of usb jacks to charge phones. I also love the Apple Car play.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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More rattles than a train

Great styling amazing features but definitely not up to high end luxury when it comes to fif and finish.This 2018 premium luxury awd has more rattles and shakes than a baby rattle.after further research I found that my rattles are not a one offs but a common set of issues across the 3 year run .The worst of which is a liftgate design that was more fitting of a 2010 chevy blazr than a high end luxury vehicle with no sound dampening at all,a plastic cover panel that is so poorly designed it rattles even after many feet of dealer installed two way tape under it.Next a split rear seat that shakes and rattles over every bump unless you leave the whole center section down ,leaving the two halves seperate to shake on there own .I Have also had to have all 4 doors taken apart to fix interior rattles caused by what i was told is water shields lose inside and the rear doors Loose speaker attachments.There is also a clicking sould metal in tone that comes from the front dash that is yet to be diagnosed. Having owned this New vehicle for 3 weeks and having it in my possession less than on i can say the fit and finish team at GM needs a overhaul.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 2.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 4.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does not recommend this car
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Cadillac takes SUV up a notch

Comfort first, my 6-foot plus family members have plenty of headroom and legroom, front and back. The flexibility in dash readouts minimize distraction while driving with everything ready at a glance. If you haven?t used smartphones in your dash yet-you will! Your phone will provide you navigation, read and send text with verbal commands, and even allow you to listen to audible books while you?re driving in navigating. So much flexibility! The ride is smooth and so much quieter than other SUVs I have owned. Lots of storage in the cargo, with compartments under the floorboard too, out of sight. Great power and pickup.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Zero defects

The car is very comfortable, handles well, and is nicely compact. The performance is on par with the competition, but requires the driver to step on it! The transmission tends to stay in a higher gear on uphill drives, which I guess is for fuel economy, but pressing the gas pedal shifts it immediately. For "boy racers", the paddle shift works very well, and throttle response and acceleration are excellent. I don't like the auto-stop feature, which can't be disabled, but if you just lift the gas pedal a bit, the car restarts and won't shut off again while idling. The shifter is a little different, but it's a short learning curve. The instrumentation, controls, and touch screen are all pretty straight forward. I haven't looked at the fuel economy, and don't understand why it's even an issue with some. If cost us that important, people should buy a $20,000 car, not a luxury car. Very happy with the new car.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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