2015 Cadillac SRX: owner complaints and recalls

68% of everything owners report about the 2015 Cadillac SRX points at a single system: exterior lighting. That is 302 of 442 complaints on file.

442
Complaints
4
Recalls
12
Crash reports
3
Fire reports
11
Injuries
34.8
Severity index

Severity index 34.8 - 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: 34.8p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2015 Cadillac SRX sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 143 2015 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2015 Cadillac SRX ranks 120 of 143 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 16% of its model-year peers. See the full 2015 ranking.

What actually fails

Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 302 complaints (68.3%)302 68%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 44 complaints (10.0%)44 10%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 42 complaints (9.5%)42 10%SuspensionSuspension: 29 complaints (6.6%)29 7%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 24 complaints (5.4%)24 5%Power TrainPower Train: 18 complaints (4.1%)18 4%Service BrakesService Brakes: 16 complaints (3.6%)16 4%EngineEngine: 8 complaints (1.8%)8 2%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
EXTERIOR LIGHTING30268.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4410.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER429.5%
SUSPENSION296.6%
VISIBILITY/WIPER245.4%
POWER TRAIN184.1%
SERVICE BRAKES163.6%
ENGINE81.8%

Complaints filed per year

045902015: 72016: 32017: 82018: 562019: 902020: 812021: 702022: 442023: 372024: 172025: 242026: 5 (partial year)15161718199020212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20157
20163
20178
201856
201990
202081
202170
202244
202337
202417
202524
2026 (year to date)5
Complaint volume is declining, consistent with a defect that was addressed by recall or that affected early builds.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
14V80400019/12/2014SEATSGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015 Cadillac SRX vehicles manufactured November 11, 2014, to December 3, 2014. The front driver's seat may have been built with an incorrect seat track bracket. Drivers' seats with this condition may not be properly attac
14V57100019/09/2014SUSPENSION:REARGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Cadillac SRX vehicles manufactured April 14, 2009, to September 1, 2014, and 2011-2012 Saab 9-4X vehicles manufactured February 1, 2011, to September 13, 2011. On the affected vehicles, the jam nut in the rear sus
21V47300024/06/2021SUSPENSION:REARGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2010-2016 Cadillac SRX and 2011-2012 Saab 9-4X vehicles. The rear suspension toe link adjuster may not have been tightened properly, which could result in a loose toe link.
26V32900021/05/2026AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, XTS, 2015-2016 Cadillac ATS, CTS, and SRX vehicles. The front-driver air bag inflator may rupture during deployment.
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.