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1996 Cadillac Deville brakes problems

The 1996 Cadillac Deville has 23 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

23

Brakes complaints

8%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Deville brakes complaints by model year74 complaints1977: 1 complaints1978: 1 complaints1979: 1 complaints1982: 1 complaints1985: 1 complaints1986: 3 complaints1987: 6 complaints1988: 6 complaints1989: 8 complaints1990: 31 complaints1991: 31 complaints1992: 29 complaints1993: 24 complaints1994: 19 complaints1995: 15 complaints1996: 23 complaints1997: 74 complaints1998: 41 complaints1999: 20 complaints2000: 28 complaints2001: 20 complaints2002: 13 complaints2003: 16 complaints2004: 9 complaints2005: 8 complaints
Deville brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I BOUGHT A CAR FROM A X-POLICE OFFICER FOR A VERY GOOD PRICE. IT RAN WELL I HAD IT CHECKED OUT. BRAKES AND ALL. THEY WERE FINE. WELL I NOTICED THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS VERY LONG BEFORE ALL OF THIS HAPPENED,. WELL TO MAKE IT SHORT I SLIGHTY HIT A CURB AND THAT WAS IT. THE CAR IS TOTALED.*AK”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1996 Cadillac Deville have?

NHTSA has 23 complaints about the 1996 Cadillac Deville brakes — 8% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.