FaultScore

Dodge VAN vs Saturn SKY

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 Dodge VAN Saturn SKY
Complaints on file 256 623
Model years covered 1976–2002 2007–2009
Worst model year 2000 2007
Best model year 1998 2009
Crashes reported 23 22
Fires reported 6 5
Injuries reported 16 19
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 18% 7.4%

Dodge VAN by year

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

What breaks

Suspension 22 8.6%
Tires 21 8.2%
Electrical System 20 7.8%
Engine & Cooling 19 7.4%
Airbags 18 7.0%
Brakes 18 7.0%
Body & Structure 17 6.6%

Saturn SKY by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 368 59.1%
Brakes 91 14.6%
Seats 30 4.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 16 2.6%
Other & Unspecified 14 2.2%
Engine & Cooling 9 1.4%
Lights 6 1.0%