Cadillac ELR
Registered from 2014 to 2017.
About this model
The Cadillac ELR is a two-door, four-passenger luxury plug-in hybrid compact coupé manufactured and marketed by Cadillac for model years (MY) 2014 and 2016 – with a hiatus for MY 2015. Using a retuned version of the Chevrolet Volt's Voltec EREV drivetrain, the ELR's lithium-ion battery pack delivered an all-electric range of 37–39 miles (60–63 km) and a top speed of 106 mph (171 km/h).
From the Wikipedia article Cadillac ELR, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Standard |
| Lane departure warning | Standard |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 84 hp · 1846 kg · 2690 mm wheelbase · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.4 L/100km city · 7.1 motorway · 267 Wh/km · Coupe |
| 2015 | 1846 kg · 2690 mm wheelbase · 7.1 L/100km (EPA) · 7.6 L/100km city · 6.7 motorway · 255 Wh/km · Coupe |
| 2014 | 1837 kg · 2690 mm wheelbase · 7.1 L/100km (EPA) · 7.6 L/100km city · 6.7 motorway · 255 Wh/km · Coupe |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
66% of 2014 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 4. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
14V144000
If the driver is not alerted to an ESC malfunction they may continue driving with a disabled ESC system which may result in loss of directional control, increasing the risk of a crash.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the Electronic Brake Control Module (EBCM), free of charge. The recall began on May 20, 2014. Owners may contact Cadillac at 1-800-458-8006. GM's number for this recall is 14087.
14V446000
A seat that does not stay secured increases the risk of occupant injury in a vehicle crash.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat hook bracket assembly weld and replace the lower seat track, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2014. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-458-8006 (Cadillac), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), and 1-800-462-8782 (GMC). GM's number for this recall is 14340.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Cadillac filed 740 bulletins about the 2017 ELR.
- Equipment: 279
- Electrical system: 135
- Power train: 40
- Engine and engine cooling: 38
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 37
- Wheels: 30
- Engine: 23
- Tires: 21
- Fuel system, gasoline: 17
- Visibility: 17
- Other: 103
- PI to help diagnose A/C concern · July 2026
- This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available. · April 2026
- This Preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a GDS2 Session Log and upload to a Technical Assistance Case in CX Connect. · March 2026
- This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance. · March 2026
- This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance. · January 2026
- This service bulletin provides information on Tire Sidewall Irregularities. · December 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have had multiple repair attempts that are being performed on customer’s vehicles that exhibit… · November 2025
- New Vehicle Monitoring Programs Section in IVH · September 2025
732 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.