Cadillac ATS
Owners filed 384 complaints across 7 model years of the Cadillac ATS. The 2013 drew the most (161).
Model years7
Complaints384
Recalls21
Fires2
Deaths0
Which Cadillac ATS years should you avoid?
Going by 384 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Cadillac ATS years to avoid are 2013 and 2014.
- 2013161 complaints, 4.9× a typical ATS year, most often about the engine.
- 2014104 complaints, 3.2× a typical ATS year, most often about the transmission.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Cadillac ATS model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2018 | 22 | 2 | — | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2017 | 33 | 2 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2016 | 32 | 3 | — | 3 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2015 | 30 | 4 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2014Avoid | 104 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2013Avoid | 161 | 6 | — | 9 | Engine | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.