FaultScore

Cadillac ELR problems

Owners have filed 29 complaints about the Cadillac ELR with NHTSA across model years 2014 to 2016. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every Cadillac ELR year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

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Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2016 6 0 0 Airbags
2014 23 1 0 23,000 Electrical System

What breaks on a Cadillac ELR

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 6 20.7%

Worst in 2014

Airbags 6 20.7%

Worst in 2016

Other & Unspecified 6 20.7%

Worst in 2014

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 6.9%

Worst in 2014

Brakes 2 6.9%

Worst in 2014

Fuel & Propulsion 2 6.9%

Worst in 2014

Steering 1 3.4%

Worst in 2014

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 3.4%

Worst in 2014

Wheels 1 3.4%

Worst in 2014

Seats 1 3.4%

Worst in 2016

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 1 3.4%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Cadillac ELR, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 2014 peak 4 Jun 2026

Compare the Cadillac ELR

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.