Where each one leads
Cadillac Escalade Hybrid
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2013 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid uses 11.0 l/100 km, the 2026 Dodge Durango 11.9.
Dodge Durango
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Too close to call: NHTSA overall safety rating.
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 Escalade Hybrid | Dodge Durango | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2008–2014 | 1997–2026 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 1,029 (2010–2022) |
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 Escalade Hybrid | Dodge Durango | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 1.2% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | −14% |
| US owner complaints | 21 | 13,777 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Suspension |
| Model year with most complaints | 2009 (18) | 1999 (1,967) |
| US recall campaigns | — | 73 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,899 | 4,462 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 5 | 93 |
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 Escalade Hybrid | Dodge Durango | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 4★ (2013) | 4★ (2027) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Cadillac Escalade Hybrid | Dodge Durango | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.0 l/100 km (2013) | 11.9 l/100 km (2026) |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 345 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 288 kW (387 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 2,522 kg |
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).