What breaks most · 2023 to 2026 model years
Cadillac Lyriq problems by year
Owners have filed 135 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Cadillac Lyriq across model years 2023 to 2026. Three years stand out: 2024 for electrical system complaints, 2023 for exterior lighting complaints and 2025 for electrical system complaints.
- Years to check closely: 2024, 2023, 2025
- Complaints on file
- 1352023 to 2026, all trims
- Worst year
- 202488 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 213 fires · 9 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 10kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 15Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 2 | 6 | Exterior lighting (10) | |
| 88 | 14 | 5 | Electrical system (29) | |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | Electrical system (5) | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Forward collision system (3) |
What fails on the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 33% |
29 | 3 | Shop all electrical system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Forward collision systemRadar and camera sensors | 31% |
27 | 9 | Shop forward collision system parts for the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq |
| BrakesBrake pads, rotors and calipers | 24% |
21 | 6 | Shop brakes parts for the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq |
| Unknown or other | 15% |
13 | 1 | — |
| Backup camera and sensorsCameras and park sensors | 15% |
13 | 3 | Shop backup camera and sensors parts for the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq |
| Exterior lightingHeadlights, tail lights and bulbs | 14% |
12 | 0 | Shop all exterior lighting parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Speed control and throttleThrottle and pedal sensors | 10% |
9 | 3 | Shop all speed control and throttle parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Powertrain and transmissionTransmission parts | 7% |
6 | 1 | Shop all powertrain and transmission parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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Recall 252500680 GM claims closed and downloaded OTA. NO such download ever occured per my vehicle history as displayed. How many thousands of vehicles are being improperly closed without updating due to GM incompetance.
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The aim of the headlight beams droops over time to dangerous low level where the headlings barely light beyond 30 feet. The highlights would re-level and re-adjust the aim at restart, but they would start drooping to dangerous low level within 10 mins of driving.
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OnStar system on the vehicle is busted. Because of this the accident detection no longer works and the GPS is stuck in no mans land which makes it impossible to use their app to figure out charging percentage, how far and route to take to the nearest charging station.
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Cadillac Lyriq years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2024, 2023, 2025 carry the most filings on the Cadillac Lyriq. The 2024 alone has 88 complaints, led by electrical system.
What is the most common Cadillac Lyriq problem?
On the 2024 model year, the most-reported component is electrical system with 29 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Cadillac Lyriq problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Cadillac Lyriq complaints that include mileage is about 10,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.