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2021 Cadillac XT4

Gas

Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD
2 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11

Safety Signal

92 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns1

Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA12

Crash ratingNHTSA overall—

Fuel economybest combined, EPA26 mpg

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019

The 2021 Cadillac XT4 is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact SUV with 2 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the XT4 FWD, is EPA-rated at 26 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 12 complaints, most often about the fuel/propulsion system.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
XT4 FWD	Gas	FWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	24	30	26	$3,000
XT4 AWD	Gas	AWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	22	29	24	$3,250

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 42895, 42963.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database

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Seat Belts

N212333380

402 vehicles

ProblemGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2016-2021 Chevrolet Malibu and 2019-2021 Cadillac XT4 vehicles. The rear seat belt retractors may be improperly secured with loose or missing fasteners.RiskAn improperly secured seat belt retractor may not function properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.FixDealers will inspect and tighten the rear seat belt retractors, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 17, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 and Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is N212333380.

NHTSA campaign 21V649000reported Aug 20, 2021General Motors, LLC

NHTSA defect investigations

Air Bags:Srs Malfunction Warning Lamp/Light — Air Bag Malfunction closed

On April 9, 2021, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened PE21-010 to investigate instances of air bag malfunction indicator light (MIL) illumination and potential for frontal air bag non-deployment in several vehicles manufactured by General Motors (GM). The vehicles included model year (MY) 2020 through 2021 CT4 and CT5 passenger cars, Sierra and Silverado trucks (1500/2500/3500 models), XT4 and MY 2021 Escalade, Suburban, Tahoe, Yukon SUVs.Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) 21-NA-005, issued in March 2021, addresses air bag MIL illumination with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) B0001-1B or B0012-0D. It cites rust particles in the connection terminal interface of the driver air bag

Opened Apr 9, 2021 · closed Aug 24, 2023 · action PE21010

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

12complaints filed

1 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2021: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2026: 3

Most-cited components

Fuel/Propulsion System4

Electrical System3

Forward Collision Avoidance1

Air Bags1

Back Over Prevention1

Power Train1

What owners describe

“there is a recall on the 2021 cadillac xt4, fuel pump control module, N252516900, but my vin is not included. My vehicle seems to be having the same issue. The dealer has been unable to diagnose as it has been happening very sporadic and I don't drive often. Issue first occurred, vehicle would not start in June 2025, c…”May 10, 2026 · Fuel/Propulsion System · NHTSA owner report

“Vehicle stalled on the road,coming to a total stop,very dangerous because of the trafic.Vehicle cranks but not start.Fuel pump power control module failed,code p203f.Take to Vera Cadillac dealer for repair .This happened 2 times ,at 13765 milles and 29342 milles”Sep 2, 2025 · Fuel/Propulsion System · NHTSA owner report

“The contact owns a 2021 Cadillac XT4. The contact stated while driving 40-45 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stopped, and was shifted into park but failed to restart. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the fuel pump control module and…”May 1, 2025 · Engine · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

Configuration	Overall	Frontal	Side	Rollover	Rollover risk
SUV AWD	not rated	★★★★☆	not rated	★★★★☆	15%
SUV FWD	not rated	★★★★☆	not rated	★★★★☆	17%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking.

Other XT4 model years

2025 Cadillac XT4

1 recalls · 10 complaints

2024 Cadillac XT4

1 recalls · 29 complaints

2023 Cadillac XT4

0 recalls · 12 complaints

2022 Cadillac XT4

1 recalls · 4 complaints

2020 Cadillac XT4

5 recalls · 17 complaints

2019 Cadillac XT4

3 recalls · 20 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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