2016 Cadillac XTS

large luxury car / 4-door sedan

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system	Superior
Optional system	Basic

Other available safety features

Optional blind spot detection
Optional lane departure warning
Optional lane departure prevention
Optional rear automatic braking

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2013-19 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Cadillac XTS Premium 4-door 4wd

The Cadillac XTS was introduced in the 2013 model year and is derived from the Buick LaCrosse. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by General Motors.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1202
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	4
Left (cm)	9
Center (cm)	12
Right (cm)	8
Brake pedal (cm)	4
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	2
Right (cm)	1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	0
Rearward (cm)	-3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1202
Head
HIC-15	190
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm)	19
Maximum Nij	0.20
Chest maximum compression (mm)	22
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.5
Femur force - right (kN)	2.0
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1
Knee displacement - right (mm)	1
Maximum tibia index - left	0.26
Maximum tibia index - right	0.47
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.9
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	4.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	44
Right	89

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2013-19 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Cadillac XTS Luxury 4-door 2wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front and rear seat-mounted torso airbags

The Cadillac XTS was introduced in the 2013 model year and is derived from the Buick LaCrosse. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by General Motors.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	VTS1210
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-18.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1210
Head HIC-15	307
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.6
Compression (kN)	0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	33
Lateral force (kN)	1.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	40
Average deflection (mm)	37
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.57
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.67
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	2.0
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.2
Combined force (kN)	4.0
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.2
L-M moment (Nm)	18
A-P moment (Nm)	53

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1210
Head HIC-15	93
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.3
Compression (kN)	0.8
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	11
Lateral force (kN)	0.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	17
Average deflection (mm)	14
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.19
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.20
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.4
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.9
Combined force (kN)	3.0
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.4
L-M moment (Nm)	32
A-P moment (Nm)	80

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2013-19 models

Tested vehicle: 2013 Cadillac XTS Luxury Collection 4-door 2wd

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	4,083 lbs
Peak force	18,066 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	4.42

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seats

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power leather seats
Geometry
Backset (mm)	24
Distance below top of head (mm)	32
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	13.3
Head contact time (ms)	65
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	64
Max neck tension (N)	579

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

Ratings are given for 2 different trim variations available on this vehicle.

System details

Optional Automatic Collision Preparation

Package name

Optional Driver Assist Package

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2013-17 models

Superior

with optional equipment

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 12 mph.

System details

Optional Forward Collision Alert

Package name

Optional Driver Awareness Package

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2013-17 models

Basic

with optional equipment

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
Autobrake not available.

About the original front crash prevention test