Acura Legend vs Pontiac Trans Sport

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Acura Legend	Pontiac Trans Sport
Complaints on file	505	1,262
Model years covered	1986–1995	1984–2003
Worst model year	1993	1998
Best model year	1995	1996
Crashes reported	73	75
Fires reported	17	45
Injuries reported	43	46
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Equipment & Accessories	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	26.3%	13.3%

Acura Legend by year

17 9 42 47 45 158 111 30 26 20

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Equipment & Accessories 109 21.6%

Brakes 70 13.9%

Airbags 52 10.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 41 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 39 7.7%

Engine & Cooling 30 5.9%

Electrical System 24 4.8%

Seat Belts 23 4.6%

Pontiac Trans Sport by year

1 1 64 46 96 77 128 151 76 307 287 18 2 4 4

84 86 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 03

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 164 13.0%

Body & Structure 136 10.8%

Seat Belts 119 9.4%

Steering 107 8.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 104 8.2%

Brakes 100 7.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 84 6.7%

Lights 80 6.3%