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 Ford Expedition 13.3.

Ford Expedition

• NHTSA rates the 2027 Ford Expedition at 5 of 5 stars, the 2013 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid at 4.

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	Ford Expedition
Model years in the US safety record	2008–2014	1991–2027

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	Ford Expedition
New York safety inspections failed	—	1.3%
… against cars of the same year	—	−24%
US owner complaints	21	9,387
Most complaints about	Electrical system	Power train
Model year with most complaints	2009 (18)	1999 (946)
US recall campaigns	—	77
Manufacturer service bulletins	1,899	3,271
NHTSA defect investigations	5	48

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	Ford Expedition
NHTSA overall rating	4★ (2013)	5★ (2027)

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).

Fuel, emissions and price

	Cadillac Escalade Hybrid	Ford Expedition
Official combined fuel use, Canada	11.0 l/100 km (2013)	13.3 l/100 km (2026)

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).