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2016 Cadillac ats Safety Report

Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA

The 2016 Cadillac ats has 2 recalls, 32 complaints.

2

Recalls

32

Complaints

N/A

Safety Rating

Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026

Recalls

15V463000

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Cadillac ATS vehicles manufactured April 25, 2012, to June 25, 2015. The affected ve...

15V558000

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Cadillac ATS sedan vehicles manufactured April 23, 2012, to September 2, 2015. In t...

Safety Ratings

Overall

Not Rated

Front Crash

Not Rated

Side Crash

Not Rated

Rollover

Not Rated

Rating for: 2016 Cadillac ATS 2DR AWD

Top Complaint Categories

POWER TRAIN
6
AIR BAGS
4
STEERING
3
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
2
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
ENGINE
2
WHEELS
2

Problems by Component

Powertrain9Steering4Airbags4Electrical4Engine3

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All Complaints

Date ↓ComponentSummary
Nov 2, 2025STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELSMy 2016 Cadillac ATS Coupe has a serious repeating safety defect. The vehicle violently shakes, vibr...
Dec 29, 2024POWER TRAINWhen driving at around 40-50mph you can feel that the car has a shudder vibration. Took the car into...
Aug 24, 2024AIR BAGSThe contact owns a 2016 Cadillac ATS. The contact stated that the message "Service Air Bag" was disp...
Mar 7, 2024AIR BAGSThe contact owned a 2016 Cadillac ATS. The contact stated while driving 40-50 MPH and entering the e...
Oct 21, 2023STEERINGReporting a case for GM recall N182161890. I bought my vehicle in 2022. I was informed that my car h...
Mar 10, 2023VISIBILITY/WIPERMy back glass on my 2016 Cadillac ATS shattered on 3-10-2023. It looks like it got hot from the defr...
Jul 18, 2022ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCUE screen cracked and is unresponsive and now handsfree safety options don't work.
Jun 15, 2022POWER TRAINI’ve only had this vehicle for about 2 years now. I purchased it off of Carvana and had 30 days I co...
Sep 26, 2021AIR BAGSWhen driving, I accidentaley hit a curb on the front left rim and the side air bags deployed. There ...
Mar 5, 2021POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINETransmission drags. When stopping the car jerks bad and sometimes proceeds to accelerate. When at a ...
Jan 31, 2021SERVICE BRAKESDROVE MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKES FAILED. I APPLIED ALL OF MY FORCE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP....
Nov 7, 2020POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINEWHILE ARRIVING AT STOP LIGHTS THE CADDILLAC ROUGHLY SHIFTS DOWN JOLTING THE WHOLE VEHICLE. AROUND 15...
Oct 23, 2020STEERINGTHE VEHICLE HAS AN ISSUE WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IT HAS HAPPENED AND RETURNED BUT IT GONE OUT T...
Jul 24, 2020VISIBILITY/WIPERREAR VIEW MIRROR IS VERY FOGGY. I BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS ALREADY LIKE THAT.
May 4, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEMTHE RADIO SCREEN IS CRACKING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE SCREEN I'M GETTING A SPIDERWEB EFFECT THAT IS NO...
Mar 13, 2020VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKESWHEN OPERATING MY VEHICLE INTO DRIVE MANY TIMES WHEN TURNING THE FRONT WHEELS THE CAR LOOSE IT POWER...
Feb 9, 2020WHEELSWE BOUGHT A USED 2016 ATS WITH 14,000 MILES. WITHIN 2 YEARS, WE HAVE HAD 4 CRACKED CADILLAC WHEELS. ...
Jan 13, 2020POWER TRAINAT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT THE ENTIRE CAR IS V...
Nov 19, 2019WHEELSALL 4 RIMS ARE CRACKING AND CAUSING AIR TO LEAK FROM THE TIRES. CANNON CADILLAC IN LAKELAND FL., HAS...
Oct 6, 2019STEERINGWHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, A CAR WAS MERGING INTO MY LANE. I QUICKLY TURNED INTO THE NEXT AVAILAB...