2026 Cadillac CT5: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

12 builds left the factory as a 2026 CT5, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 10 main configurations sell for $45,213–$198,000 today.

  • 10 main configurations
  • 18,980 vehicles built
  • 3,101 for sale right now
  • $45,213–$198,000 typical price range

Which CT5 is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

Pick your CT5

What actually differs

Premium Luxury · RWD Sport · RWD V-Series · AWD Sport · AWD
Engine 2L 4-cyl 2L 4-cyl 3L 6-cyl 2L 4-cyl
Drivetrain Rear-wheel drive Rear-wheel drive All-wheel drive All-wheel drive
Typical price today $54,535 $56,620 $66,162 $60,184
For sale right now 754 641 58 659
Vehicles built 3,387 2,656 2,514 1,957
Same on every 2026 CT5
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sedan
  • Doors 4-door

What people actually pay

5,142 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
Premium Luxury · RWD
$54,535
Sport · RWD
$56,620
V-Series · AWD
$66,162
Sport · AWD
$60,184
V-Series · RWD
$65,839
V-Blackwing · RWD
$126,476
$43,856 $83,877 $123,898 $163,919 $203,940
Price trend

Median up $1,201 over the last 12 months.

2026 CT5 price history →
Will it hold value?

A CT5 typically keeps about 51% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $28,989 today.

CT5 depreciation by year →
Cost to run

19/28 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,110/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2026 CT5

Safety, in plain English

Driver assistance — every 2026 CT5
  • ✓ Warns you before a crash
  • ✓ Brakes for you in an emergency
  • ✓ Watches your blind spot
  • ✓ Warns when you drift from your lane
  • ✓ Steers you back into the lane
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What 1G6DS5RW-T means

1G6 DS5RW · T
1G6
the World Manufacturer Identifier Cadillac registered — assembled in the United States
DS5RW
together encode the CT5 line — Sedan, 3L 6cyl, All-wheel drive — as Cadillac filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
T
in position 10 — model year 2026
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
2 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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2026 Cadillac CT5 prices →