NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Cadillac ATS Recalls
The 2016 Cadillac ATS has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 21, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Cadillac ATS. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 32
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2016 Cadillac ATS, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2016 Cadillac ATS
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 26V329000
- Reported
- May 21, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,014
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2015 ATS, 5 other models
Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system
- Campaign
- 15V558000
- Reported
- September 3, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 96,145
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 ATS
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 15V463000
- Reported
- July 24, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 63,665
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 118, power windows and roof panels
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 ATS
2016 Cadillac ATS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 32 owner complaints about the 2016 Cadillac ATS, the newest on June 17, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (9%); owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Cadillac ATS, the component group named most often is the power train (31%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the air bags (16%).
1 of the 2016 Cadillac ATS's 3 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2016 Cadillac ATS owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 24,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train10
- Electrical System6
- Air Bags5
- Steering4
- Wheels4
- Engine3
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2016 Cadillac ATS peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 8. 28% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
The 32 complaints about the 2016 Cadillac ATS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Cadillac ATS by model year
Other 2016 Cadillac models
Newest record on this page: June 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted