FaultScore

Daewoo Leganza vs Volvo S80

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 Daewoo Leganza Volvo S80
Complaints on file 541 1,321
Model years covered 1998–2002 1999–2016
Worst model year 2000 2000
Best model year 2002 2009
Crashes reported 16 65
Fires reported 14 30
Injuries reported 8 34
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm 7.2% 9.8%

Daewoo Leganza by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 408 75.4%
Brakes 37 6.8%
Airbags 19 3.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 14 2.6%
Electrical System 14 2.6%
Body & Structure 7 1.3%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 1.3%
Suspension 6 1.1%

Volvo S80 by year

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

What breaks