MODELYEARINDEX

Which Cadillac SRX years to avoid

Across 7 scored model years, the 2013 model year carries the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Cadillac SRX Full report
D
Grade 2010–2016
2013 vs model median 1.3×
Model median3× median
Speed Control 18
Electrical 14
Engine 10
Avoid

2013

Best

2014 · 2016

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
1.00× 82 C
2011
0.79× 76 C
2012
1.00× 77 C
2013
1.25× 99 D
2014
0.84× 69 C
2015
1.20× 142 C
2016
0.85× 60 C

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2013 D 99 reports · median 10,000 mi

  1. Speed Control 18

    I had a loss of acceleration occur on thanksgiving day. I was driving down a residential road at about 25mph when I came to the stop sign at the end of the road where I was turning right. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Electrical 14

    I purchased my 2013 srx at the end of march 2013. On more than 4 occasions I have been at a stop. When I press the accelerator the car coasts slightly but does not go. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Engine 10

    When entering the street from my driveway, the transmission failed to engage for four to five seconds. This has happened several times. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

12 crash · 3 fire · 15 injuries

2015 C 142 reports · median 46,500 mi

  1. Lights & Visibility 94

    Turns signals fail to work consistently when temperature drops below 20 degrees. Car has been in for service and replacement of three body control modules and is back in again as same problem has occurred again. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Drivetrain 9

    Car was making whistling/howling sound between 30mph-45mph. Thought possibly a breaking in issue, but continued after 1200 miles and was most prevalent at stated MPH above. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Electrical 9

    The contact owns a 2015 cadillac srx. The contact stated that the informational touch screen panel seized. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

4 crash · 3 fire · 1 injuries

The best year for the SRX

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2014 is the best-scoring SRX model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 69.1 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations. On complaint rate alone the lowest is 2011 at 0.79× this model’s median, against 0.84× for 2014.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2014 0.84× 69 C
2016 0.85× 60 C
2011 0.79× 76 C

Recalls

14 campaigns on record, 1 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
14V447000 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST 2010–2012 414,333
21V473000 Park it SUSPENSION:REAR 2010–2016 380,498
14V571000 SUSPENSION:REAR 2010–2015 290,241
10V623000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY 2011 97,843
14V212000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) 2013 50,571
11V308000 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW 2011 47,401
13V097000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2013 26,582
13V202000 WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS 2013 18,871
11V149000 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT 2011 10,179
11V595000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2010, 2011 8,789
26V329000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2015, 2016 5,014
10V450000 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID 2010 3,459

+ 2 further campaigns

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2013 were reported at a median of 10,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Cadillac SRX years should you avoid?
2013 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Cadillac SRX model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Cadillac SRX?
2014 is the best-scoring Cadillac SRX model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 69.1 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Cadillac SRX have?
14 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Cadillac SRX model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2013 SRX
Complaints in window
99
Severity-weighted
168
Model median (weighted)
134
vs model median
1.25×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
7
Open investigations
0
Score 53.7 D