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Cadillac SRX: the model-year record

The Cadillac SRX as filed for model years 2012 to 2016: the Cadillac factory terms it inherits, a row for each model year, and the public safety files as they are pulled.

Filed 16 Oct 2026

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Catalog entry · CADILLAC-SRX

The entry

Brand
Cadillac
Model
SRX
Body style
midsize luxury crossover
Timing drive
chain
Model years
2012 to 2016 (5 in the file)

Source: Click 4 Coverage model-line table, read October 16, 2026.

Inherited terms

Factory terms this model inherits from Cadillac

Basic
4 years or 50,000 miles
Powertrain
6 years or 70,000 miles

Confirm against your VIN. The clock starts at first sale. Terms vary by model year, trim and market.

The terms are filed by brand, not by model, so a particular trim or market may differ. The Cadillac drawer has the worked example.

Model-year rows

Cadillac SRX, year by year

Example columns only. The odometer column assumes 12,000 miles a year from the model year to 2026. The calendar columns assume the car was first sold during its model year; a car sold earlier or later moves both. The record links go to Click 4 Coverage, the advertiser.

Model yearExample odometer, 2026Basic calendar limitPowertrain calendar limitClient record
2012168,000201620182012 record
2013156,000201720192013 record
2014144,000201820202014 record
2015132,000201920212015 record
2016120,000202020222016 record

Confirm against your VIN. The clock starts at first sale. Terms vary by model year, trim and market.

Federal file · recalls

Recall campaigns

8 distinct NHTSA recall campaigns name this model across the 5 model years in the file, or 1.6 per model year.

A recall is a free repair the maker performs. The count is not a defect rate and is not adjusted for how many cars were sold. Whether a given car has had its recall work done is answered by a VIN lookup on the federal recall site.

Campaign numbers: 13V097000, 13V202000, 14V212000, 14V447000, 14V571000, 14V804000, 21V473000, 26V329000.

Source: NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL), pulled 2026-10-16. Matched in the federal file as make CADILLAC, model SRX.

Federal file · complaints

Most-reported components

1,809 complaints on file for this model across the model years in the file.

Self-reported safety complaints, not adjusted for sales volume, and not verified by NHTSA as defects. Counted by distinct complaint number; one complaint can name several components, so the rows add up to more than the total. Complaint counts tend to rise after a recall is announced. A component named often is where owners reported problems, not a measured failure rate.

Component (as NHTSA names it)Complaints
Exterior Lighting1,008
Electrical System179
Unknown Or Other158
Suspension119
Exterior Lighting:Headlights105
Service Brakes83
Visibility/Wiper79
Power Train76

Source: NHTSA complaints flat file (FLAT_CMPL), pulled 2026-10-16.

Federal file · years compared

Cadillac SRX years to avoid? The complaint count by model year

Within this model only, the model years with the most self-reported safety complaints on file: 2015 (442), 2012 (416), 2013 (393). This ranks years of one model against each other and is not adjusted for sales volume. Newer model years have had fewer years on the road in which to collect complaints, and a year showing zero means no complaint in the file matched that model year under the strings used. Read it as a record, not a verdict.

RankModel yearComplaints
12015442
22012416
32013393
42014390
52016168

Other Cadillac cards: Escalade, XT5.