Cadillac Ats MOT reliability

Cadillac Atss passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 3 tests in 2025.

Example photo of a Cadillac Ats — Photo: Autoviva · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

These figures come from only 3 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

67%

MOTs analysed

3

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2012 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 145,224 (most between 141,400 and 149,049).

2024: 0% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (50.0%)
Rear fog lamp: missing (50.0%)
Switch: missing (50.0%)
Stop lamp: adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (50.0%)
Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour (50.0%)

Where 2012 Atss fail

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Steering

50.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.