Where each one leads
Buick LeSabre
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2005 Buick LeSabre uses 11.3 l/100 km, the 2019 Cadillac CTS-V 14.3.
Cadillac CTS-V
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Buick LeSabre | Cadillac CTS-V | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1981–2013 | 2004–2018 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Buick LeSabre | Cadillac CTS-V | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 2.5% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | +23% | — |
| US owner complaints | 3,725 | 27 |
| Most complaints about | Engine and engine cooling | Service brakes |
| Model year with most complaints | 2000 (669) | 2005 (7) |
| US recall campaigns | 27 | 2 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 3,762 | 2,605 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 52 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Buick LeSabre | Cadillac CTS-V | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 4★ (2019) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Buick LeSabre | Cadillac CTS-V | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.3 l/100 km (2005) | 14.3 l/100 km (2019) |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).