2014 Cadillac ELR: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 17 complaints about the 2014 Cadillac ELR and NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is unknown or other, named in 6 of them.

17
Complaints
2
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
70.6
Severity index

Severity index 70.6 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 70.6p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2014 Cadillac ELR sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 6 complaints (35.3%)6 35%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 6 complaints (35.3%)6 35%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 2 complaints (11.8%)2 12%Power TrainPower Train: 2 complaints (11.8%)2 12%Service BrakesService Brakes: 2 complaints (11.8%)2 12%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 1 complaints (5.9%)1 6%Air BagsAir Bags: 1 complaints (5.9%)1 6%WheelsWheels: 1 complaints (5.9%)1 6%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER635.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM635.3%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM211.8%
POWER TRAIN211.8%
SERVICE BRAKES211.8%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE15.9%
AIR BAGS15.9%
WHEELS15.9%

Complaints filed per year

0242014: 22015: 22016: 32018: 22020: 42022: 12024: 22026: 1 (partial year)14151618204222426
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20142
20152
20163
20182
20204
20221
20242
2026 (year to date)1
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
14V14400027/03/2014ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Cadillac ELR vehicles not equipped with adaptive cruise control and manufactured September 26, 2013, through February 14, 2014, and equipped without adaptive cruise control. In these vehicles, the electronic stability
14V44600023/07/2014SEATSGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Buick Encore and Cadillac ATS; 2014 Cadillac CTS, ELR, Chevrolet Caprice and SS vehicles; and 2014-2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra Trucks. Due to an incomplete weld on the seat hook bracket assembly, the f
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.