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Cadillac Celestiq
NHTSA safety across every Cadillac Celestiq model year we cover.
Across the 2 model years of the Cadillac Celestiq we cover (2024 to 2025), no year has an NHTSA crash-test score on record. No recalls are on record across those years.
The Cadillac Celestiq is a hand-built, full-size electric luxury sedan aimed squarely at ultra-high-net-worth buyers who want an American alternative to the Rolls-Royce and Bentley set. Positioned as the flagship of the entire GM lineup, it is produced in extremely limited numbers and represents Cadillac's most ambitious statement in the modern electric era.
From a pure safety-data standpoint, the Cadillac Celestiq presents an unusual picture for MotorCaliber readers: there is simply very little to report, and that cuts both ways. NHTSA has not crash-tested the Celestiq in any of the model years we cover, 2024 through 2025, so there are no star ratings or Safety Index scores to anchor a structural assessment. With production numbers this low, that absence is not surprising, but it does leave shoppers without the independent crash-test benchmarks most buyers rely on. On the positive side of the ledger, the Celestiq carries zero recalls across both covered model years, and owner complaints filed with NHTSA sit at a flat zero, with no reported crashes, fires, injuries, or deaths in the dataset. That complaint figure reflects the model's extraordinarily small ownership base as much as anything else, so it would be premature to read it as a broad safety endorsement. The Celestiq almost certainly benefits from GM's suite of advanced driver-assistance technology, but we rate what the federal data shows, not what a spec sheet promises. The honest bottom line: the Celestiq is a safety-data blank slate right now. Buyers spending at this level deserve tested, verified crash protection numbers, and those do not yet exist for this vehicle.
WHAT REVIEWERS SAYReviewers generally regard the Celestiq as a landmark achievement in American luxury craftsmanship, praising its bespoke interior materials, the refinement of its ride, and the impressive integration of its technology suite. Most assessments frame it as a genuine global flagship that competes on comfort and presence, though some note that its limited availability makes broad real-world impressions difficult to form.
- NHTSA has not crash-tested the Celestiq for any model year in our coverage window, meaning there are no federal star ratings or Safety Index scores available to evaluate structural protection in a collision.
- The Celestiq has zero recalls on record across the 2024 and 2025 model years, which is a clean start for a brand-new nameplate, though the extremely low production volume limits how much weight that figure can carry.
- Owner complaints filed with NHTSA total zero for both covered model years, with no reported crashes, fires, injuries, or deaths. Shoppers should understand this reflects a very small ownership pool, not a statistically significant safety track record.
- Because independent crash-test data is absent and the owner base is tiny, buyers should ask their dealer specifically which active safety and collision-avoidance systems are standard versus optional, and verify those features are present and functioning before taking delivery.