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Cadillac CATERA at salvage auctions

Copart 2000 Cadillac CATERA W06VR54R2YR005260 Minor Dent / Scratches47,888 mi Copart 1998 Cadillac CATERA W06VR52RXWR206839 Front End137,774 mi Copart 1998 Cadillac CATERA W06VR52R6WR165593 Front End66,197 mi

Cadillac CATERA: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Cadillac CATERA: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars3
Median retail value$4,108
Median repair cost, % of value123%
Median odometer101,986 mi
Run and drive100%
Primary damage
  1. Front End 2 67%
  2. Minor Dent / Scratches 1 33%
Yard state
  1. AL1 33%
  2. DE1 33%
  3. PA1 33%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

826 complaints about the Cadillac CATERA (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints826
With a crash44
With a fire11
Injured40
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Engine and cooling
    median 64,590 mi at failure     212 26%
  2. Electrical system
    median 66,037 mi at failure     100 12%
  3. Wheels and tires
    median 35,000 mi at failure     64 8%
  4. Suspension
    median 60,000 mi at failure     59 7%
  5. Brakes
    median 60,000 mi at failure     55 7%
  6. Steering
    median 57,796 mi at failure     41 5%
  7. Airbags
    median 48,000 mi at failure     37 4%
  8. Exterior lighting
    median 40,626 mi at failure     34 4%
  9. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 60,000 mi at failure     30 4%
  10. Speed control
    median 56,000 mi at failure     29 4%
Complaints by model year
2691997
2000
2003

Real sale prices

31 sales of the Cadillac CATERA at US government auctions, median price $700. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.