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2026 Cadillac CT5 Safety Rating

Midsize luxury cars Β· Current IIHS listing Β· IIHS data updated 2026-09-04

Provisional record

The 2026 Cadillac CT5 is not yet ranked. IIHS has published 3 of 4 primary tests and 3 of 4 selected occupant-protection details. Missing results are shown as missing, never assumed.

Reported so far: Moderate overlap front (updated test) Poor; Side (updated test) Poor; Headlights (varies by trim/option) Marginal; Seat belt reminders Marginal.

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Safety score / 100
Awaiting 2 results
No award
IIHS award
No current award
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NHTSA overall
Reference only, not scored
23
Class driver death rate
per million vehicle-years; all vehicles 38

IIHS crash-test results

Front Crash Prevention: PedestrianPoor
Front Crash Prevention: Vehicle-to-VehiclePoor
Moderate Overlap Front: Updated Test Poor
Side: Updated Test Poor
Headlights (Varies By Trim/option) Marginal
Seat Belt Reminders Marginal
Detailed results by test (34 entries)

IIHS publishes these under the test they belong to, so the same label can appear more than once. Rear restraints and kinematics, rear head protection, structure and safety cage, and front restraints are the four that count toward the score (25%).

Moderate overlap front: updated test

Overall evaluation Poor
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Thigh/hip Good
Leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Poor
Chest Marginal
Thigh Good
Rear passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Acceptable

Side: updated test

Overall evaluation Poor
Structure and safety cage Marginal
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Poor
Torso Marginal
Pelvis Marginal
Driver head protection Marginal
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Good
Pelvis Good
Rear passenger head protection Good

Headlights

Overall rating Marginal
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
Overall ratingApplies to 2026 models Marginal
Overall rating Poor
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
Overall ratingApplies to 2026 models Poor

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0

Overall evaluation Poor

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

Overall evaluation Acceptable

Seat belt reminders

Overall evaluation Marginal
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How the score is built

Primary IIHS tests (55%)
3.2
3/4 reported Β· small overlap, updated moderate overlap, updated side, headlights
Occupant-protection details (25%)
64.6
3/4 reported Β· rear restraints, rear head, safety cage, front restraints
Pedestrian front crash prevention (10%)
0.0
IIHS pedestrian AEB result: Poor Β· vehicle-to-vehicle: Poor (shown, not scored)
Class context (10%)
71.9
Damped class-level driver death-rate term; award status is shown above but carries no weight
Injury-measure average (tiebreak only)
61.9
Mean of 21 published injury measures across the three crash tests. Orders vehicles with equal scores; carries no weight in the score.

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NHTSA 5-star rating

2026 CADILLAC CT5 4 DR N/A RWD

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NHTSA stars are shown for reference and carry no weight in the score. NHTSA source. Why the two programs disagree β†’

Real-world context

MeasureResultWhat it covers
Class driver death rate23 per million registered vehicle-yearsMidsize luxury cars as a class, adjusted for driver age and sex (Farmer, 2023); all vehicles average 38. Class context only.

Compared with other midsize luxury cars

Closest-scoring current midsize luxury cars with complete IIHS records, plus the class leader. See every midsize luxury car ranked β†’

VehicleClass rankIIHS awardRear restraintsStarts atScore
2026 Audi A5 #1 of 5 TSP+ Acceptable $50,200 94.7
2026 Tesla Model 3 #3 of 5 β€” Good $36,990 91.7
2026 Audi A3 #4 of 5 β€” Good $40,100 79.7
2026 BMW 3 Series #5 of 5 β€” Marginal $47,500 76.7

Our analysis

The 2026 Cadillac CT5 belongs to the Midsize luxury cars class. This class has a below-average driver death rate compared with the national average of 38 deaths per million registered vehicle-years. The class figure is adjusted for driver age and sex, which removes a large part of the selection effect in raw death rates. It is still a class average, not a measurement of this model.

The Cadillac CT5 has no IIHS Top Safety Pick award for 2026. That can mean a result below the award threshold in one test, or tests IIHS has not completed. Absence of an award is not evidence that the vehicle is unsafe.

Across the 4 IIHS rating categories reported, the Cadillac CT5 earned 0 Good ratings. Results below Good deserve attention, especially the updated frontal and side tests that IIHS toughened in 2022 and 2023. Our updated crash test analysis explains what changed.

This analysis is produced independently; we have no affiliation with Cadillac or any manufacturer. Read the full methodology or learn more about us.

Safety recalls for the 2026 Cadillac CT5

No recalls on record. NHTSA lists this model year and currently shows no recall campaigns against it.

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