FaultScore

Worst years for a Cadillac ATS

Owners have filed 556 complaints about the Cadillac ATS with NHTSA across model years 2013 to 2019. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2013 Cadillac ATS

255 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2017 Cadillac ATS

42 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Cadillac ATS year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2019 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2018 B 26 1 0 19,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2017 B 42 1 0 33,000 Steering
2016 D 45 4 0 24,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2015 C 42 3 0 60,000 Electrical System
2014 F 142 11 2 27,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2013 F 255 16 0 19,132 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Cadillac ATS

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2013

Engine & Cooling 74 13.3%

Worst in 2013

Steering 61 11.0%

Worst in 2013

Worst in 2014

Airbags 29 5.2%

Worst in 2013

Brakes 27 4.9%

Worst in 2013

Acceleration & Cruise Control 16 2.9%

Worst in 2013

Lights 16 2.9%

Worst in 2013

Wheels 15 2.7%

Worst in 2013

Suspension 14 2.5%

Worst in 2013

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 14 2.5%

Worst in 2013

Fuel & Propulsion 13 2.3%

Worst in 2013

Tires 10 1.8%

Worst in 2013

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Cadillac ATS, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2012 peak 16 Aug 2026

Cadillac ATS problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Cadillac ATS

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.