2016 Cadillac ATS: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 35 complaints about the 2016 Cadillac ATS and NHTSA has issued 3 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is power train, named in 11 of them.

35
Complaints
3
Recalls
3
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
5
Injuries
165.7
Severity index

Severity index 165.7 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 165.7p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2016 Cadillac ATS sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Power TrainPower Train: 11 complaints (31.4%)11 31%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 7 complaints (20.0%)7 20%Air BagsAir Bags: 5 complaints (14.3%)5 14%SteeringSteering: 4 complaints (11.4%)4 11%WheelsWheels: 4 complaints (11.4%)4 11%EngineEngine: 4 complaints (11.4%)4 11%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 2 complaints (5.7%)2 6%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 2 complaints (5.7%)2 6%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN1131.4%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM720.0%
AIR BAGS514.3%
STEERING411.4%
WHEELS411.4%
ENGINE411.4%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER25.7%
VISIBILITY/WIPER25.7%

Complaints filed per year

0482017: 22018: 32019: 72020: 82021: 32022: 12023: 22024: 32025: 32026: 3 (partial year)171819208212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20172
20183
20197
20208
20213
20221
20232
20243
20253
2026 (year to date)3
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
15V46300024/07/2015VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLYGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Cadillac ATS vehicles manufactured April 25, 2012, to June 25, 2015. The affected vehicles may experience the roof panel closing automatically when the non-recessed switches are pressed and the roof panel is open.
15V55800003/09/2015VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEMGeneral Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Cadillac ATS sedan vehicles manufactured April 23, 2012, to September 2, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the coil antenna module that powers the rear defogger system may generate excessive heat due to excessive cy
26V32900021/05/2026AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEGeneral Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, XTS, 2015-2016 Cadillac ATS, CTS, and SRX vehicles. The front-driver air bag inflator may rupture during deployment.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.