"How reliable is the 2013 Cadillac Ats?"

"Based on 255 NHTSA complaints, the 2013 Cadillac Ats has a median complaint mileage of 19132 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2013 Cadillac Ats?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2013 Cadillac Ats is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 255 total complaints filed."

2013 Cadillac Ats: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 255 complaints

255

Total Complaints

19,132mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

3,710 25th Percentile

19,132 Median Mileage

60,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

POWER TRAIN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STEERING

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SERVICE BRAKES

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

AIR BAGS

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN TAKING A CORNER THE CAR APPEARED TO OVER STEER. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS ME SO I WENT TO TURN THE WHEEL TO CORRECT IT AND IT FELT SLUGGISH FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD. ALMOST INSTANTLY AFTER THAT A WARNING CAME UP ON THE DASH THAT INDICATED SOMETHING LIKE "SERVICE POWER STEERING, PLEASE DRIVE..."

"WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. MESSAGE IN THE DIC INDICATED "SERVICE POWER STEERING, DRIVE WITH CARE". UPON RESTART OF ENGINE THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN. DEALER SAW C0545 STEERING WHEEL TORQUE SENSOR FAULT, DEALER NOTES INDICATE THAT THE CONNECTOR WA..."

"ROUGH IDLE WHEN IN DRIVE AND STOPPED AT LIGHT (ALWAYS), I DID BRING IT IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE ROUGH IDLE AND DEALERSHIP STATED NOTHING SHOWED UP ON COMPUTER SO THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *TR"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

ENGINE 48 complaints

25th: 750 mi Median: 6,320 mi 75th: 33,540 mi

POWER TRAIN 41 complaints

25th: 3,750 mi Median: 35,640 mi 75th: 87,500 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 36 complaints

25th: 1,952 mi Median: 42,500 mi 75th: 59,999 mi

STEERING 25 complaints

25th: 3,500 mi Median: 14,000 mi 75th: 35,000 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 17 complaints

25th: 23,625 mi Median: 47,500 mi 75th: 59,247 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 34 FL: 30 TX: 30 MI: 22 NY: 18 OH: 15 IL: 13 MA: 11 NJ: 10 AZ: 7

Cadillac Ats — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2014	140	27,000	POWER TRAIN	11
2015	39	60,000	STEERING	3
2016	39	25,750	POWER TRAIN	4
2017	40	33,000	STEERING	1
2018	25	19,000	POWER TRAIN	1

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28