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