Volvo XC60 vs Cadillac XT5: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Volvo XC60 has 36 recalls and 663 owner complaints; the Cadillac XT5 has 15 recalls and 315 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

2026 Volvo Xc60
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2025 Cadillac Xt5
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At a glance

Volvo XC60Cadillac XT5
Recalls3615
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls00
Owner complaints663315
Crashes reported4317
Fires reported74
Injuries reported4015
Most reported problemElectrical SystemEngine

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Volvo XC60Cadillac XT5
20092010 Volvo XC60: 56 complaints2011 Volvo XC60: 36 complaints20112012 Volvo XC60: 46 complaints2013 Volvo XC60: 66 complaints20132014 Volvo XC60: 16 complaints2015 Volvo XC60: 48 complaints20152016 Volvo XC60: 39 complaints2017 Volvo XC60: 16 complaints2017 Cadillac XT5: 125 complaints20172018 Volvo XC60: 36 complaints2018 Cadillac XT5: 67 complaints2019 Volvo XC60: 38 complaints2019 Cadillac XT5: 34 complaints20192020 Volvo XC60: 23 complaints2020 Cadillac XT5: 24 complaints2021 Volvo XC60: 50 complaints2021 Cadillac XT5: 21 complaints20212022 Volvo XC60: 75 complaints2022 Cadillac XT5: 10 complaints2023 Volvo XC60: 54 complaints2023 Cadillac XT5: 17 complaints20232024 Volvo XC60: 26 complaints2024 Cadillac XT5: 10 complaints2025 Volvo XC60: 38 complaints2025 Cadillac XT5: 6 complaints20252026 Cadillac XT5: 1 complaints2026

Every model year

YearXC60 recallsXC60 complaintsXT5 recallsXT5 complaints
2026——01
202533816
2024226310
2023554417
2022675310
2021550221
2020623524
2019838034
2018536067
20174161125
2016339——
2015148——
2014216——
2013366——
2012346——
2011436——
2010756——
200910——

Volvo XC60: top problems

Electrical System177
Unknown or other124
Visibility100
Engine81
Service Brakes63
Forward Collision Avoidance48

Cadillac XT5: top problems

Engine64
Power Train63
Unknown or other60
Electrical System52
Steering49
Service Brakes35
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Volvo XC60 or the Cadillac XT5?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 663 complaints about the Volvo XC60 and 315 about the Cadillac XT5 with NHTSA, so the Cadillac XT5 has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Volvo XC60 or the Cadillac XT5?

NHTSA lists 36 recall campaigns for the Volvo XC60 and 15 for the Cadillac XT5 since model year 2000.