FaultScore

Cadillac Brougham vs Scion XD

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 Cadillac Brougham Scion XD
Complaints on file 69 172
Model years covered 1985–1996 2006–2014
Worst model year 2008
Best model year 2010
Crashes reported 11 24
Fires reported 4 11
Injuries reported 8 8
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 34.8% 25%

Cadillac Brougham by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 9 13.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 8 11.6%
Engine & Cooling 7 10.1%
Seat Belts 7 10.1%
Body & Structure 5 7.2%
Electrical System 4 5.8%
Lights 4 5.8%
Seats 4 5.8%

Scion XD by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 35 20.3%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 17 9.9%
Electrical System 16 9.3%
Suspension 16 9.3%
Engine & Cooling 12 7.0%
Airbags 11 6.4%
Fuel & Propulsion 9 5.2%
Seats 9 5.2%