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What 160 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Cadillac ATS V-series

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (160)Crash / fire / injury (10)Engine (48)Transmission & drivetrain (45)Electrical system (36)Steering (25)Brakes (17)Speed control (10)Airbags (9)Lights (7)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (5)Fuel system (5)

2 of 160 complaints match · Brakes · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Feb 28, 2015Electronic Stability Control (esc)BrakesCrash

CADILLAC ATS 2013 CONTINUES TO STALL AND TURN OFF CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING OF VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR REPAIR, AND VEHICLE HAS STILL BEEN STALLING. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10691265

Nov 26, 2013Speed controlBrakesEngineCrash

I WAS PULLING IN TO A PARKING SPOT BEHIND A CAR AT A VERY LOW SPEED WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES FOR THE CAR TO STOP, INSTEAD IT ACCELERATED AND SMASHED IN TO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKES HARDER IN ORDER TO AVOID THE IMPACT AND THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10553831

Working with the data? Download all 160 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 27, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2013 Cadillac ATS V-series verdict →