At a glance
| Cadillac DTS | Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2004–2012 | 1994–2026 |
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 DTS | Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 2.1% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −14% | — |
| US owner complaints | 527 | 18,099 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Service brakes |
| Model year with most complaints | 2006 (255) | 2014 (1,436) |
| US recall campaigns | 6 | 55 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 6,158 | 26,137 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 3 | 56 |
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 DTS | Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 5★ (2026) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Cadillac DTS | Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 13.1 l/100 km (2011) | — |
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).