Where each one leads
Cadillac CTS
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2019 Cadillac CTS uses 9.5 l/100 km, the 2023 Porsche Panamera 4S Executive 12.2.
Porsche Panamera 4S Executive
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
| Cadillac CTS | Porsche Panamera 4S Executive | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2003–2019 | 2017–2024 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 159 | — |
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
| Cadillac CTS | Porsche Panamera 4S Executive | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.8% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −23% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 8.1% | — |
| US owner complaints | 2,219 | — |
| Most complaints about | Power train | — |
| Model year with most complaints | 2003 (313) | — |
| US recall campaigns | 27 | 4 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 20,103 | 1,246 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 10 | 2 |
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
| Cadillac CTS | Porsche Panamera 4S Executive | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2019) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Cadillac CTS | Porsche Panamera 4S Executive | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.5 l/100 km (2019) | 12.2 l/100 km (2023) |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €75,510 | — |
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).