Chevrolet Bolt EV vs Saturn VUE

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 Bolt EV	Saturn VUE
Complaints on file	1,361	3,274
Model years covered	2017–2027	2002–2010
Worst model year	2017	2003
Best model year	2022	2002
Crashes reported	60	193
Fires reported	31	84
Injuries reported	18	118
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	8%	12.1%

Chevrolet Bolt EV by year

465 119 241 246 96 94 95 5

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 27

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

What breaks

Electrical System 405 29.8%

Steering 254 18.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 190 14.0%

Other & Unspecified 110 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 86 6.3%

Brakes 52 3.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 50 3.7%

Engine & Cooling 45 3.3%

Saturn VUE by year

220 873 360 216 433 417 575 171 9

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Electrical System 705 21.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 659 20.1%

Airbags 310 9.5%

Engine & Cooling 296 9.0%

Steering 293 8.9%

Other & Unspecified 135 4.1%

Suspension 133 4.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 99 3.0%