Cadillac ATS vs Ford Excursion

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 Excursion
Complaints on file	556	1,385
Model years covered	2013–2019	1997–2010
Worst model year	2013	2000
Best model year	2017	2005
Crashes reported	36	97
Fires reported	2	102
Injuries reported	32	52
Deaths reported	0	6
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Tires
Share of complaints involving harm	12.6%	18.6%

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 Excursion by year

1 10 635 240 150 139 125 84 1

97 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 10

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

What breaks

Tires 296 21.4%

Engine & Cooling 246 17.8%

Electrical System 157 11.3%

Brakes 129 9.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 78 5.6%

Suspension 77 5.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 63 4.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 52 3.8%