Audi S4 vs Buick Rendezvous

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	Audi S4	Buick Rendezvous
Complaints on file	721	1,798
Model years covered	1992–2022	2001–2007
Worst model year	2001	2002
Best model year	1993	2007
Crashes reported	23	95
Fires reported	8	33
Injuries reported	10	78
Deaths reported	0	4
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	5.7%	11.7%

Audi S4 by year

5 18 8 1 171 92 31 1 37 54 37 21 4 73 34 27 34 23 1 9 3 34 2 1

92 93 94 95 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22

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

What breaks

Electrical System 150 20.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 104 14.4%

Brakes 82 11.4%

Engine & Cooling 72 10.0%

Lights 66 9.2%

Tires 51 7.1%

Steering 37 5.1%

Airbags 33 4.6%

Buick Rendezvous by year

4 690 407 300 196 131 70

01 02 03 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Electrical System 312 17.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 291 16.2%

Engine & Cooling 280 15.6%

Brakes 150 8.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 120 6.7%

Suspension 105 5.8%

Steering 81 4.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 72 4.0%