Chevrolet C2500 vs Saab 9-5

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 C2500	Saab 9-5
Complaints on file	269	662
Model years covered	1988–1996	1998–2011
Worst model year	1996	2001
Best model year	1993	2011
Crashes reported	8	13
Fires reported	3	23
Injuries reported	7	10
Deaths reported	1	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	7.1%	6.9%

Chevrolet C2500 by year

1 15 11 1 14 28 62 76 61

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

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

What breaks

Brakes 57 21.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 56 20.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 34 12.6%

Engine & Cooling 21 7.8%

Tires 19 7.1%

Seats 18 6.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 17 6.3%

Electrical System 13 4.8%

Saab 9-5 by year

1 157 121 113 74 69 30 15 29 17 21 2 2 11

98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Electrical System 306 46.2%

Engine & Cooling 76 11.5%

Airbags 61 9.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 52 7.9%

Brakes 36 5.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 16 2.4%

Lights 13 2.0%

Tires 13 2.0%