FaultScore

Ford Taurus X 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 Ford Taurus X Cadillac ATS
Complaints on file 227 556
Model years covered 2008–2009 2013–2019
Worst model year 2013
Best model year 2017
Crashes reported 13 36
Fires reported 6 2
Injuries reported 3 32
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 9.7% 12.6%

Ford Taurus X by year

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

What breaks

Steering 44 19.4%
Body & Structure 18 7.9%
Brakes 15 6.6%
Engine & Cooling 13 5.7%
Electrical System 10 4.4%
Suspension 10 4.4%

Cadillac ATS by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 74 13.3%
Steering 61 11.0%
Airbags 29 5.2%
Brakes 27 4.9%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 16 2.9%