2023 Cadillac CT5 Safety and Reliability

The IIHS has no review of the Cadillac CT5, but it managed to score a full five out of five stars from the NHTSA, which should give you a good enough indication of its safety levels.

With a perfect score from the NHTSA, you'd best believe that the 2023 CT5 comes packed with safety features. All cars come equipped with eight airbags, including knee airbags for the front passengers and head curtain airbags for both rows. Standard driver-assistance features include forward-collision alert, front-pedestrian braking, automatic emergency braking, lane-change alert with blind-spot alert, rear cross-traffic alert, and rear parking sensors. The two top trims add adaptive cruise control, front parking sensors, automatic high beams, an auto-dimming rear view mirror, enhanced automatic emergency braking, reverse automatic braking, and automatic parking assistance with braking.

No optional safety features are available for the Luxury trim, but options for the other two trims include an HD surround-vision camera system, rear pedestrian alert, and two Super Cruise packages that bundle some of the Super Cruise semi-autonomous driving features such as adaptive cruise control, lane-changing, and active lane control with two levels of luxury features.

2021 cars have seen three recalls issued for a malfunctioning airbag light, curtain airbags that may not deploy correctly, and running lights that may not deactivate. The last two were carried over to the 2022 model as well and, so far, only the running-light issue has carried over to 2023. Cadillac will cover the CT5 with a four-year/50,000-mile basic warranty, an impressive six-year/70,000-mile drivetrain warranty, a one-year/one-visit maintenance plan, and a six-year/70,000-mile roadside assistance plan.