Chevrolet Uplander vs Saturn Aura

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 Uplander Saturn Aura
Complaints on file 926 2,227
Model years covered 2005–2009 2000–2010
Worst model year 2005 2007
Best model year 2007 2009
Crashes reported 38 79
Fires reported 7 19
Injuries reported 52 41
Deaths reported 1 5
Most complained-about part Electrical System Steering
Share of complaints involving harm 10.6% 6.5%

Chevrolet Uplander by year

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

What breaks

Saturn Aura by year

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

What breaks

Steering 396 17.8%
Electrical System 257 11.5%
Brakes 214 9.6%
Airbags 150 6.7%
Lights 147 6.6%
Engine & Cooling 113 5.1%