Cadillac Cts MOT reliability

Cadillac Ctss passed their MOT first time 77% of the time across 61 tests in 2025. 59 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 61 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

77%

MOTs analysed

61

Still licensed (GB)

59

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2009 petrol

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 82,296 (most between 70,516 and 87,703).

2010: 100% → 2012: 67% → 2013: 82% → 2014: 82% → 2015: 62% → 2016: 64% → 2017: 64% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 70% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (33.3%)
Headlamp: not working on main beam (33.3%)

Where 2009 Ctss fail

Lights & electrics

33.3%

Visibility & wipers

33.3%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.