Cadillac ELRYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 21 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Cadillac ELR.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Cadillac ELR years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the ELR median. Tap a year for its full report.

'14'16
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Cadillac ELR problems

All model years combined: 21 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system60
Air bags50
Service brakes21
Fuel/propulsion system20
Power train20
Wheels10
Forward collision avoidance10
Seats10
Steering10
1 other systems10
2 recalls

Cadillac ELR recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.