BMW 745LI vs Saturn SC1

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	BMW 745LI	Saturn SC1
Complaints on file	225	554
Model years covered	2002–2005	1991–2001
Worst model year	2002	1994
Best model year	2004	2000
Crashes reported	22	93
Fires reported	2	5
Injuries reported	15	63
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Seats
Share of complaints involving harm	17.3%	29.4%

BMW 745LI by year

57 77 50 41

02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Airbags 35 15.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 33 14.7%

Engine & Cooling 28 12.4%

Brakes 23 10.2%

Electrical System 22 9.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 14 6.2%

Seat Belts 12 5.3%

Body & Structure 9 4.0%

Saturn SC1 by year

8 18 85 102 73 43 98 58 30 10 29

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Seats 81 14.6%

Engine & Cooling 75 13.5%

Electrical System 59 10.6%

Seat Belts 59 10.6%

Brakes 58 10.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 39 7.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 31 5.6%

Airbags 29 5.2%