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Used 2018 Cadillac XTS Sedan Consumer Reviews

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4 out of 5 stars

old guy sporty car!

mike, 12/25/2018
2018 Cadillac XTS Luxury 4dr Sedan AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
24 of 25 people found this review helpful

I love this car,Everything about it works for me.I read how pro reviewers don't think its fast,but when I tromp on it it jumps of the line and pins you in the seat an I know its true because when I took a friend for a ride he was very impressed with the excceleration!It's a beautiful car as many people have told me.So the new styling is stunning and of course it's a caddy and is an upgrade over my other premium cars.

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5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Cadi!

ReneinMiami, 04/23/2020
updated 07/13/2020
2018 Cadillac XTS Luxury 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
9 of 9 people found this review helpful

My second XTS Cadi! Sad to note it is no longer made. But I like that it rides higher that the CT6 and CT5 and you get good power from its 304 HP V6. Great gas mileage if you manage to keep your led foot off. Otherwise, quite, beautiful elegant machine with excellent interior trim and real wood accents. Better than BMW, Mercedes and Audi, lower price too. Buy American!

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2 out of 5 stars

Frustrating Car. Nice ride but crappy electronics

Clay, 11/03/2020
updated 11/03/2022
2018 Cadillac XTS Luxury 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
14 of 15 people found this review helpful

Nice smooth ride. I have owned my for 2.5 years and 60,000 miles. The ride is nice and comfortable, but the electronics are horrible. The CUE system is junk, the backup camera works some days and not others, the backup guides keep disappearing or the screen goes blank, the Apple CarPlay works sometimes. It will be working, I'll stop for gas and when I restart the car it will no longer work..This happens frequently. The memory seats only work half of the time, and there's no rhyme or reason on when and why they don't work. at the 2 year mark the CUE screen spider-cracked...This is a known issue that Cadillac refuses to fix. They offer to replace it for $1000-1500. There are several lawsuits for this issue. There is a $120 DIY fix, but Cadillac will not do anything. The CUE system also freezes or goes completely blank on occasion. The service department has had to do two hard resets on the system to get it back to working order. My daughter's $18k Hyundai doesn't have this many issues and the radio system is 10X nicer than this Cadillac. I have never had this many issues with any car brand that I have owned. Update...I finally sold the car after 70k miles. I replaced the battery as I read that may help with some of the electrical issues...Nope. Towards the end, the glove box would constantly pop open every few seconds. It would do this 7-8 times when starting in the morning and then stop. I ended up buying a Hyundai Sonata Hybrid for my commuter car, the ride is no where as smooth as the cadillac, but the lack of other issues has been a dream. I've already put 36k miles on the hyundai with no issues.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great Car

Lou, 01/15/2019
2018 Cadillac XTS Platinum 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
18 of 20 people found this review helpful

This is the second XTS that I have owned. I would not purchase another car in this price range. It is a great value and a comfortable car to own.

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4 out of 5 stars

Plenty of HP, traction lacking on wet payment

Ken SF Bay Area, 11/22/2018
2018 Cadillac XTS 4dr Sedan (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
12 of 14 people found this review helpful

Very very zippy 3.6L. CUE is improved in Serveral areas. Still annoying to program. Most disturbing was the lack of traction on wet pavement. Wheels spinning all over and no traction control compared to my regular BMW 535d.

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