Ford Club Wagon vs Saab 900

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 Club Wagon	Saab 900
Complaints on file	220	549
Model years covered	1985–2001	1979–2000
Worst model year	1997	1995
Best model year	1993	1997
Crashes reported	16	32
Fires reported	14	29
Injuries reported	8	23
Deaths reported	1	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	17.7%	15.3%

Ford Club Wagon by year

1 2 1 1 9 5 5 18 15 24 23 24 40 35 9 6 2

85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Brakes 59 26.8%

Engine & Cooling 29 13.2%

Tires 18 8.2%

Electrical System 17 7.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 13 5.9%

Steering 12 5.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 12 5.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 10 4.5%

Saab 900 by year

2 1 1 2 4 5 18 12 18 34 21 15 25 8 88 159 78 27 26 4 1

79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Electrical System 80 14.6%

Engine & Cooling 74 13.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 67 12.2%

Brakes 45 8.2%

Airbags 42 7.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 28 5.1%

Suspension 25 4.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 24 4.4%