Chevrolet K15 vs Saturn SC

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 K15	Saturn SC
Complaints on file	155	379
Model years covered	1982–1996	1991–2002
Worst model year	1995	1994
Best model year	1994	1998
Crashes reported	29	58
Fires reported	6	8
Injuries reported	16	31
Deaths reported	1	2
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Seats
Share of complaints involving harm	33.5%	26.1%

Chevrolet K15 by year

2 1 11 2 9 9 12 18 34 49 8

82 86 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 35 22.6%

Seats 28 18.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 22 14.2%

Airbags 12 7.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 11 7.1%

Electrical System 8 5.2%

Steering 8 5.2%

Suspension 6 3.9%

Saturn SC by year

6 24 29 59 50 41 44 17 27 8 29 45

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Seats 54 14.2%

Engine & Cooling 52 13.7%

Electrical System 47 12.4%

Seat Belts 39 10.3%

Airbags 30 7.9%

Brakes 29 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 20 5.3%

Body & Structure 15 4.0%