Cadillac ELR: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

Year-by-year data table

Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.

Photographs and every generation of the ELR, through the years →

ELR sub-models & family

Variants & trims on record

Body, powertrain and trim variants of the ELR on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.

What goes wrong on the Cadillac ELR

Across every ELR model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.

• Unknown Or Other6 complaints across all ELR years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
• Electrical System6 complaints across all ELR years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
• Air Bags4 complaints across all ELR years · typical job: Airbag module, clockspring or sensor replacement$600–$1,700
• Service Brakes2 complaints across all ELR years · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles$580–$1,140
• Power Train2 complaints across all ELR years · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair$1,290–$4,040
• Fuel/Propulsion System2 complaints across all ELR years · typical job: Fuel pump or injector replacement$680–$1,620

Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.

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