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Cadillac ATS

Every Cadillac ATS model year on file, 2015 to 2019. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1167 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52015 to 2019
Recall campaigns7Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins6,451Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 32, 28% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0102030402015201632201720182019
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Cadillac ATS complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
26
Steering
26
Electrical system
22
Airbags
11
Engine and cooling
10
Brakes
8
Lighting
7
Fuel system
6
Wheels
5
Suspension
4
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Cadillac ATS model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Cadillac ATS by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2019Coupe20.06700779
2018Sedan214.8175201,057
2017Sedan323.1188201,299
2016Sedan3212.5229301,540
2015Coupe293.4580401,776
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Cadillac ATS

  • 26V-329 May 21, 2026
    Front-driver air bag inflator may rupture during deployment
    Airbags · 5,014 vehicles
  • 25V-175 Mar 20, 2025
    Electric power steering (EPS) assist may fail
    Steering · 934 vehicles
  • 19V-086 Feb 7, 2019
    Electric power steering (EPS) assist system may fail
    Steering · 27k vehicles
  • 18V-358 May 31, 2018
    High pressure fuel pump may detach from its mounting flange, possibly resulting in the pump damaging the high pressure fuel line
    Fuel system · 895 vehicles
  • 15V-558 Sep 3, 2015
    In the affected vehicles, the coil antenna module that powers the rear defogger system may generate excessive heat due to excessive cycling or…
    Visibility and wipers · 96k vehicles
  • 15V-463 Jul 24, 2015
    Affected vehicles may experience the roof panel closing automatically when the non-recessed switches are pressed and the roof panel is open
    Visibility and wipers · 64k vehicles
  • 15V-358 Jun 9, 2015
    Affected vehicles have a bracket between the brake pedal assembly and the rod that actuates the brakes that may fracture during normal brake pedal…
    Brakes · 2,163 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.