FaultScore

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD vs Saturn SC1

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 Silverado 1500 HD Saturn SC1
Complaints on file 223 554
Model years covered 2001–2005 1991–2001
Worst model year 2003 1994
Best model year 2004 2000
Crashes reported 9 93
Fires reported 3 5
Injuries reported 5 63
Deaths reported 0 2
Most complained-about part Brakes Seats
Share of complaints involving harm 7.6% 29.4%

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 93 41.7%
Engine & Cooling 17 7.6%
Steering 16 7.2%
Fuel & Propulsion 14 6.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 12 5.4%
Body & Structure 5 2.2%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 1.3%

Saturn SC1 by year

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

What breaks

Seats 81 14.6%
Engine & Cooling 75 13.5%
Seat Belts 59 10.6%
Brakes 58 10.5%
Airbags 29 5.2%