Lexus LS460 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	Lexus LS460	Cadillac ATS
Complaints on file	226	556
Model years covered	2007–2017	2013–2019
Worst model year	2008	2013
Best model year	2009	2017
Crashes reported	20	36
Fires reported	5	2
Injuries reported	10	32
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	15.5%	12.6%

Lexus LS460 by year

53 100 13 19 2 4 16 10 5 2 2

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Brakes 79 35.0%

Body & Structure 18 8.0%

Other & Unspecified 18 8.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 16 7.1%

Engine & Cooling 15 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 15 6.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 5.8%

Electrical System 12 5.3%

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%