Cadillac Lyriq vs Saab 900

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 Lyriq	Saab 900
Complaints on file	221	549
Model years covered	2023–2026	1979–2000
Worst model year	2024	1995
Best model year	2025	1997
Crashes reported	41	32
Fires reported	4	29
Injuries reported	13	23
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	26.2%	15.3%

Cadillac Lyriq by year

34 153 25 9

23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 61 27.6%

Electrical System 39 17.6%

Brakes 29 13.1%

Lights 24 10.9%

Other & Unspecified 17 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 10 4.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 10 4.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 8 3.6%

Saab 900 by year

2 1 1 2 4 5 18 12 18 34 21 15 25 8 88 159 78 27 26 4 1

79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Electrical System 80 14.6%

Engine & Cooling 74 13.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 67 12.2%

Brakes 45 8.2%

Airbags 42 7.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 28 5.1%

Suspension 25 4.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 24 4.4%