Chevrolet Beretta vs Saturn LS

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	Chevrolet Beretta	Saturn LS
Complaints on file	783	1,885
Model years covered	1984–2002	2000–2004
Worst model year	1995	2001
Best model year	1993	2000
Crashes reported	78	49
Fires reported	36	49
Injuries reported	52	38
Deaths reported	5	5
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	21.8%	7.5%

Chevrolet Beretta by year

1 3 90 71 54 72 71 50 129 128 108 1 2 1 2

84 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 02

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

What breaks

Brakes 183 23.4%

Electrical System 103 13.2%

Engine & Cooling 89 11.4%

Body & Structure 56 7.2%

Lights 46 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 42 5.4%

Steering 38 4.9%

Seat Belts 38 4.9%

Saturn LS by year

544 708 631 2

00 01 02 04

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 745 39.5%

Electrical System 258 13.7%

Lights 213 11.3%

Steering 86 4.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 83 4.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 80 4.2%

Suspension 78 4.1%

Brakes 70 3.7%