Ford Bronco II vs Saab 9-5

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	Ford Bronco II	Saab 9-5
Complaints on file	269	662
Model years covered	1982–1996	1998–2011
Worst model year	—	2001
Best model year	—	2011
Crashes reported	31	13
Fires reported	87	23
Injuries reported	35	10
Deaths reported	5	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	58.7%	6.9%

Ford Bronco II by year

1 14 23 40 43 59 49 32 1 2 4 1

82 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 92 93 94 96

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

What breaks

Electrical System 61 22.7%

Engine & Cooling 39 14.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 30 11.2%

Brakes 21 7.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 21 7.8%

Seat Belts 18 6.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 17 6.3%

Body & Structure 13 4.8%

Saab 9-5 by year

1 157 121 113 74 69 30 15 29 17 21 2 2 11

98 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

Electrical System 306 46.2%

Engine & Cooling 76 11.5%

Airbags 61 9.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 52 7.9%

Brakes 36 5.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 16 2.4%

Lights 13 2.0%

Tires 13 2.0%