Selling a junk Cadillac Deville
Any Deville sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Cadillac Deville
NHTSA has 2,706 owner complaints on file for the Cadillac Deville, model years 1995 to 2005, the 160th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are electrical system (413, 15%), engine and cooling (337, 12%), air bags (273, 10%). 233 complaints involved a crash, 54 a fire, and 24 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 73,674 miles. The 1997 model year has the most complaints (339). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is electrical system, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car that doesn't run: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Cadillac Deville by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 197 | Fuel system | 7 | 9 | 2 | 103,000 |
| 1996 | 281 | Steering | 14 | 10 | 2 | 89,000 |
| 1997 | 339 | Brakes | 5 | 10 | 2 | 82,000 |
| 1998 | 310 | Lights | 19 | 3 | 3 | 75,105 |
| 1999 | 239 | Air bags | 19 | 5 | 1 | 65,000 |
| 2000 | 312 | Electrical system | 54 | 4 | 5 | 65,135 |
| 2001 | 239 | Electrical system | 30 | 5 | 4 | 78,000 |
| 2002 | 237 | Electrical system | 30 | 2 | 5 | 65,500 |
| 2003 | 209 | Electrical system | 21 | 0 | 4 | 70,000 |
| 2004 | 211 | Electrical system | 17 | 5 | 1 | 69,406 |
| 2005 | 132 | Electrical system | 17 | 1 | 1 | 80,000 |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Cadillac Deville recalls
NHTSA lists 17 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for air bags (4), body and structure (3), fuel system (2). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2000 model year, electrical system (campaign 14V355000, Jun 2014): This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should a…
- 1995 model year, fuel system (campaign 04V110000, Mar 2004): SOME PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L V8 ENGINES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE NYLON TUBING USED IN THE FUEL RAIL CONSTRUCTION MAY DEGRADE AND CRACK. ADDITIONALLY, THE 1995 MODEL YEAR USES A UNIQUE UNDERHOOD FUEL RE…
- 2002 model year, fuel system (campaign 03V238000, Jul 2003): ON CERTAIN CADILLAC DEVILLE AND SEVILLE PASSENGER VEHICLES, FUNERAL COACHES, AND LIMOUSINES EQUIPPED WITH A V8 (4.6L) ENGINE, OLDSMOBILE AURORA PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A V8 (4.0L ) ENGINE, AND PONTIAC BONNEVILLE…
- 2003 model year, air bags (campaign 03V051000, Feb 2003): ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG THAT MAY NOT DEPLOY AS DESIGNED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG INFLATOR COULD RUPTURE.
- 2000 model year, seat belts (campaign 02V227000, Sep 2002): CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES CONTAIN DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER LAP AND/OR SHOULDER BELT RETRACTORS THAT MAY NOT REMAIN LOCKED UP AS DESIGNED DURING A CRASH IN WHICH THE BELT PRETENSIONERS DEPLOY.
What a Cadillac Deville is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Deville on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Cadillac Deville worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Deville gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Cadillac Deville that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Cadillac Deville?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Cadillac Deville numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.