BMW 745LI vs Cadillac ATS

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	BMW 745LI	Cadillac ATS
Complaints on file	225	556
Model years covered	2002–2005	2013–2019
Worst model year	2002	2013
Best model year	2004	2017
Crashes reported	22	36
Fires reported	2	2
Injuries reported	15	32
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	17.3%	12.6%

BMW 745LI by year

57 77 50 41

02 03 04 05

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 35 15.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 33 14.7%

Engine & Cooling 28 12.4%

Brakes 23 10.2%

Electrical System 22 9.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 14 6.2%

Seat Belts 12 5.3%

Body & Structure 9 4.0%

Cadillac ATS by year

255 142 42 45 42 26 4

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 101 18.2%

Electrical System 76 13.7%

Engine & Cooling 74 13.3%

Steering 61 11.0%

Other & Unspecified 54 9.7%

Airbags 29 5.2%

Brakes 27 4.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 16 2.9%