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Total NHTSA Complaints
2
Owner filings recorded
#1 Reported Problem
Brakes & Traction Control
1 reports (50%)
Crash Incident Reports
0
Zero collision citations
Fire & Injury Reports
0
0 fire • 0 injury filings
Defect Investigation Analysis

Executive Problem Findings

AutoUtility currently tracks 2 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2019 Cadillac ATS. Brakes & Traction Control issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 1 complaint (50% of submitted records). Zero crashes, fires, injury reports, or fatality reports are cited across these complaint records.

Methodology Notice: Consumer complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Filings are not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and do not constitute an audited component failure rate.
Incident & Severity Profile
  • • Total Owner Reports: 2 complaints submitted under federal penalty.
  • • Primary Subsystem: Brakes & Traction Control accounts for 50% of submissions (1 reports).
  • • Secondary Systems: Steering System (1), Electrical System (1).
  • • Crash Incidents: 0 filings cite an impact or collision.
  • • Thermal Incidents: 0 filings cite smoke or fire.
  • • Reported Casualties: 0 injury filings • 0 fatality filings.
Category Distribution

Reported Defect Categories for 2019 Cadillac ATS

Factual proportion of owner complaints categorized by automotive subsystem in NHTSA records

Brakes & Traction Control
1
50%
Steering System
1
50%
Electrical System
1
50%
Engine & Cooling
1
50%
#1 50% SHARE

Brakes & Traction Control

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#2 50% SHARE

Steering System

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#3 50% SHARE

Electrical System

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#4 50% SHARE

Engine & Cooling

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
Consumer Filings

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Cadillac ATS

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Brakes & Traction Control ODI #11689817
Filed: 09/26/2025
Defect Report

"Vehicle has an issue where it intermittently throws errors, loses power, accelerates on its own, and is difficult to steer. I purchased it with 12,800 miles in it and it has been having this issue since then and no one has been able to fix it. It appears from maintenance records it has been..."

Engine & Cooling ODI #11337683
Filed: 07/06/2020
Defect Report

"THE ENGINE STOPPED ITSELF WHEN I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. IT DID THIS THREE TIMES IN THE SPACE OF AN HOUR. ALWAYS AT A COMPLETE STOP."

Multi-Year Trend

Complaint History for Cadillac ATS

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2019)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Cadillac ATS 29 1 4 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Cadillac ATS 35 3 3 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Cadillac ATS 33 1 2 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Cadillac ATS 21 1 2 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Cadillac ATS Current Page 2 0 0 Current
Exhaustive System Audit

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2019 Cadillac ATS

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 2 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Injury Entries Fatality Entries
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
Search Intelligence

Quick Answers: Common Problems & Reliability Questions for the 2019 Cadillac ATS

Direct, deterministic answers synthesized from verified United States government databases for the 2019 Cadillac ATS

What are the most common reported problems with the 2019 Cadillac ATS?

In official NHTSA consumer records, the most frequently cited issue area for the 2019 Cadillac ATS is Brakes & Traction Control, appearing in 1 records (50% of submitted filings).

Secondary reported categories include Steering System (1) and Electrical System (1).

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Is the 2019 Cadillac ATS a reliable vehicle?

AutoUtility does not issue subjective reliability scores or commercial ratings. In official United States government records, NHTSA tracks 2 consumer defect complaints and 0 safety recall campaigns for the 2019 Cadillac ATS.

Reviewing documented component complaint distributions, recall remedy notices, and active federal investigations provides an objective, evidence-based view of the vehicle's historical safety and defect record.

Source: NHTSA ODI & Safety Recalls Databases

Are there crash, fire, or injury reports associated with the 2019 Cadillac ATS?

Consumer complaint records on file with NHTSA for the 2019 Cadillac ATS cite zero crashes, zero fires, and zero injuries.

Incident entries represent consumer descriptions at the time of submission to federal authorities and do not establish mechanical causation or legal liability.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Consumer Logs
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database under 49 CFR Part 576.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.