Buick Skylark vs Infiniti G35

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	Buick Skylark	Infiniti G35
Complaints on file	753	1,862
Model years covered	1981–2000	2002–2009
Worst model year	1997	2003
Best model year	1998	2007
Crashes reported	62	101
Fires reported	25	30
Injuries reported	44	45
Deaths reported	2	3
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	17.7%	9.6%

Buick Skylark by year

5 3 1 27 11 10 17 18 37 46 48 54 95 119 116 111 34 1

81 82 83 84 85 86 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 00

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

What breaks

Brakes 123 16.3%

Electrical System 121 16.1%

Engine & Cooling 114 15.1%

Airbags 53 7.0%

Steering 43 5.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 41 5.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 41 5.4%

Seat Belts 32 4.2%

Infiniti G35 by year

3 737 351 301 184 152 132 2

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09

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

What breaks

Electrical System 334 17.9%

Engine & Cooling 321 17.2%

Airbags 174 9.3%

Lights 158 8.5%

Brakes 147 7.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 111 6.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 93 5.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 75 4.0%