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2013 Cadillac ATS engine problems

The 2013 Cadillac ATS has 49 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 19% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

49

Engine complaints

19%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

ATS engine complaints by model year49 complaints2013: 49 complaints2014: 15 complaints2015: 1 complaints2016: 4 complaints2017: 3 complaints2018: 1 complaints2019: 1 complaints
ATS engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

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

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · November 24, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2013 Cadillac ATS have?

NHTSA has 49 complaints about the 2013 Cadillac ATS engine — 19% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.