Eagle Vision vs Saab 9-3

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	Eagle Vision	Saab 9-3
Complaints on file	681	1,689
Model years covered	1992–2003	1994–2011
Worst model year	1994	2003
Best model year	1996	2010
Crashes reported	35	84
Fires reported	13	30
Injuries reported	31	76
Deaths reported	1	4
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	11.7%	11.5%

Eagle Vision by year

1 221 195 166 53 42 1 2

92 93 94 95 96 97 00 03

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 115 16.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 107 15.7%

Steering 72 10.6%

Engine & Cooling 62 9.1%

Brakes 53 7.8%

Suspension 44 6.5%

Electrical System 43 6.3%

Equipment & Accessories 33 4.8%

Saab 9-3 by year

1 80 72 74 52 323 236 114 227 182 218 46 31 33

94 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Airbags 370 21.9%

Engine & Cooling 221 13.1%

Electrical System 207 12.3%

Suspension 187 11.1%

Seat Belts 164 9.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 109 6.5%

Brakes 96 5.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 71 4.2%