FaultScore

Holiday Rambler Ambassador vs Saturn Astra

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 Holiday Rambler Ambassador Saturn Astra
Complaints on file 78 194
Model years covered 2000–2015 2008–2009
Worst model year 2001
Best model year 2000
Crashes reported 1 9
Fires reported 4 5
Injuries reported 0 9
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 6.4% 11.9%

Holiday Rambler Ambassador by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 48 61.5%
Suspension 10 12.8%
Body & Structure 7 9.0%
Engine & Cooling 3 3.8%
Tires 2 2.6%
Electrical System 1 1.3%
Airbags 1 1.3%
Steering 1 1.3%

Saturn Astra by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 97 50.0%
Electrical System 22 11.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 19 9.8%
Engine & Cooling 10 5.2%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 4.1%
Steering 6 3.1%
Other & Unspecified 6 3.1%
Body & Structure 5 2.6%