Cadillac ATS

258 complaints across 6 scored model years and 11 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Cadillac ATS Full report

Grade 2013–2018

2013 vs model median 7.8×

Model median3× median

Engine 35

Electrical 21

Drivetrain 17

Avoid

2013 · 2014

Best

2017 · 2018

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Cadillac ATS
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2013	7.85×	136	F
2014	3.47×	63	F
2015	0.67×	10	B
2016	1.15×	18	C
2017	0.85×	19	B
2018	0.42×	11	B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	24
City / Highway	20 / 30
Engine	2L, 4 cyl
Drive	Rear-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,050

Recalls

11 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
14V446000	SEATS	2013, 2014	124,007
15V558000	VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM	2013–2016	96,145
14V338000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	2013, 2014	90,750
15V463000	VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY	2013–2016	63,665
14V488000	SEAT BELTS:FRONT	2013	48,114
19V086000	STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	2017	26,772
13V220000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2013	10,210
26V329000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2015, 2016	5,014

+ 3 further campaigns

Others in Midsize Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura TL	2012	C
Acura TLX	20152020	C
Acura TSX	2010	C
Alfa Romeo Giulia	2017	C
Audi A4	none flagged	B
Audi A4 Allroad	2013	C
Audi A5	none flagged	C
Audi S4	none flagged	B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2013 ATS

Complaints in window: 136
Severity-weighted: 259
Model median (weighted): 33
vs model median: 7.85×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 6
Open investigations: 0

Score 10 F