Honda GL1800 vs Saturn LS

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	Honda GL1800	Saturn LS
Complaints on file	773	1,885
Model years covered	2001–2024	2000–2004
Worst model year	2008	2001
Best model year	2019	2000
Crashes reported	37	49
Fires reported	0	49
Injuries reported	36	38
Deaths reported	3	5
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	9.8%	7.5%

Honda GL1800 by year

103 210 107 11 25 27 28 60 2 28 49 16 9 8 7 46 12 3 13 1 2 6

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 243 31.4%

Body & Structure 103 13.3%

Brakes 82 10.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 61 7.9%

Steering 53 6.9%

Suspension 45 5.8%

Tires 44 5.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 40 5.2%

Saturn LS by year

544 708 631 2

00 01 02 04

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 745 39.5%

Electrical System 258 13.7%

Lights 213 11.3%

Steering 86 4.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 83 4.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 80 4.2%

Suspension 78 4.1%

Brakes 70 3.7%