Cadillac ATS vs Lincoln LS

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	Lincoln LS
Complaints on file	556	1,366
Model years covered	2013–2019	2000–2006
Worst model year	2013	2000
Best model year	2017	2003
Crashes reported	36	111
Fires reported	2	6
Injuries reported	32	64
Deaths reported	0	4
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	12.6%	13.5%

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%

Lincoln LS by year

458 319 179 113 140 132 25

00 01 02 03 04 05 06

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

What breaks

Suspension 289 21.2%

Engine & Cooling 181 13.3%

Airbags 140 10.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 127 9.3%

Electrical System 104 7.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 80 5.9%

Brakes 79 5.8%

Steering 52 3.8%