Cadillac ATS vs Ford E-350

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	Cadillac ATS	Ford E-350
Complaints on file	556	1,361
Model years covered	2013–2019	1983–2025
Worst model year	2013	1997
Best model year	2017	2015
Crashes reported	36	68
Fires reported	2	66
Injuries reported	32	55
Deaths reported	0	10
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	12.6%	14.6%

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%

Ford E-350 by year

1 1 2 2 22 51 53 60 93 59 96 70 77 63 59 61 59 70 80 76 23 56 11 21 19 22 32 23 10 5 17 5 4 2 30 20 3 2 1

83 86 88 89 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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

What breaks

Brakes 225 16.5%

Engine & Cooling 219 16.1%

Tires 172 12.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 153 11.2%

Electrical System 97 7.1%

Steering 89 6.5%

Suspension 81 6.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 72 5.3%