mkaresh Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 I wanted more up-to-date car reliability information that included actual repair rates. So in late 2005 I started getting people together to make this possible. TrueDelta now updates actual repair frequencies, not just dots, four times a year, to track cars closely as they age. So far over 500 Cadillac owners have signed up to help. A decent start, but many more are needed to cover all models and model years from 1995 on. So I'm grateful to this forum for providing permission to post here. Participants simply report repairs the month after they occur on a one-page survey. When there are no repairs, they simply report an approximate odometer reading four times a year, at the end of each quarter. To encourage participation, participants receive full access to all results, not just those for the Neon, for free. I'll share results in this thread after each update. For the details, and to sign up to help out: Car reliability research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted April 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Just enhanced the related repair history survey so that it can (optionally) be used as a personal car maintenance record. More participants remain needed to get these models into the survey. Not yet signed up? Details here: Car reliability research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted May 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 The 2000 Deville and 2006 DTS are now each over halfway to the minimum. Help get your year included: Car reliability research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 The 2004 is now nearly halfway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted July 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 And the 2000 DeVille and 2006 DTS are now over halfway. Thanks, guys. I'm hoping we can soon include more years of the DeVille, DTS, Seville, and STS in the survey. Help make this happen: Car reliability research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted September 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 The 2006 DTS is now 2/3 of the way. Getting there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted October 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 The 2000 DeVille is now only ten cars short of getting started, and the 2005 DTS is only six cars short. Among Sevilles, the 2002 is nearly halfway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted November 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Starting this month we have a new question to measure, as objectively as possible, the severity of a problem. Many people have been asking for reliability stats that weight problems by how severe they are, and once we have enough responses with the revised survey we'll start providing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Sorry, meant the 2006 DTS earlier, not the 2005. And it's now only three cars short of the minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 The 2006 DTS has been added to the survey. Thanks, guys. It remains right at the minimum, so more participants remain needed for this and other years. Car reliability survey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted July 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 We've updated results for other Cadillac models, looking forward to having some for the DTS and Seville as well. To help get your model and year included: Car reliability research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted November 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 We're a few responses short of the minimum for the 2006 DTS--so more participants with these would be especially helpful. A different model or model year? We'd also like to include it, and yours would help make this happen. Car reliability survey enrollment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gold2 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Thanks for the web link. I emailed it to the guy who bought my neighbor's 2006 DTS performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gold2 Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Thanks for the web link. I emailed it to the guy who bought my neighbor's 2006 DTS performance. OK he registered. Hopefully you get more '06 DTS.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted April 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 We have an initial reliability stat for the 2006 Cadillac DTS, based on owner experiences through the end of 2011. With a reported repair frequency of 35 repair trips per 100 cars per year, the 2006 DTS is better than average. The sample size was very small, though, so this stat is not precise. We'll have further updates in May and August. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information: Cadillac DTS reliability ratings and comparisons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 We have an updated reliability stat for the 2006 Cadillac DTS, based on owner experiences through June 30, 2012. With a reported repair frequency of 89 repair trips per 100 cars per year, the 2006 DTS is worse than average. The sample size was again very small, though, which could explain the change from earlier. We'll have further updates in November and February. With more owners involved, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information: Cadillac DTS reliability ratings and comparisons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 We have an updated reliability stat for the 2006 Cadillac DTS, based on owner experiences through September 30, 2012. With a reported repair frequency of 117 repair trips per 100 cars per year, the 2006 DTS is worse than average. The sample size was again very small. We'll have further updates in February and May. We'd love to provide more precise stats and cover more model years--just a matter of getting more owners involved! To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help: Cadillac DTS reliability ratings and comparisons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 We've updated our reliability stats for the DTS to include owner experiences through March 31, 2013. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2006 DTS: 178, high, very small sample size We'll have further updates in August and in November. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information: Cadillac DTS reliability ratings and comparisons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 We've updated our reliability stats for the DTS to include owner experiences through June 30, 2013. (Another source is about 14 months behind.) Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2006 DTS: 228, high, very small sample size We'll have further updates in November and February. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help us provide more precise stats and cover more model years: Cadillac DTS reliability ratings and comparisons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted December 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 We've updated our reliability stats for the DTS to include owner experiences through September 30, 2013. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2006 DTS: 198, very high, very small sample size We'll have further updates in February and in May. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information: Cadillac DTS reliability ratings and comparisons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 We've updated our reliability stats for the DTS to include owner experiences through December 31, 2013. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2006 DTS: 140, high, very small sample size We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be. To see the repairs behind these stats, and to sign up to help improve this information: Cadillac DTS reliability ratings and comparisons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted June 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Our reliability stats for the DTS now include owner experiences through March 31, 2014, making them nearly a year ahead of other sources. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2006 DTS: 97, high, very small sample size Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. Next update in August. For a deeper dive, including the stats for other cars and repair descriptions, and to sign up to help improve this information: Cadillac DTS reliability ratings and comparisons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted September 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 We've updated our reliability stats for the DTS to include owner experiences through June 30, 2014 (making them about 14 months ahead of some others). Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2006 DTS: 57, moderate, small sample size Next updates in November and in February. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be. For repair descriptions, the stats of other cars, and to sign up to help improve this information: Cadillac DTS reliability ratings and comparisons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 We've updated our reliability stats for the DTS to include owner experiences through September 30, 2014. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2006 DTS: 63, moderate, small sample size With more participants, we could get rid of that disclaimer and cover more model years. To view the repairs behind these numbers, check the stats for other cars, and sign up to help improve this information (next update in February): Cadillac DTS reliability ratings and comparisons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkaresh Posted March 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 We've updated our reliability stats for the DTS to include owner experiences through the end of 2014. Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year: 2006 DTS: 106, high, small sample size We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be. To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information: Cadillac DTS reliability ratings and comparisons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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