FaultScore

Hyundai Elantra Hybrid vs Saturn SC1

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 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Saturn SC1
Complaints on file 229 554
Model years covered 2021–2025 1991–2001
Worst model year 2023 1994
Best model year 2021 2000
Crashes reported 13 93
Fires reported 4 5
Injuries reported 7 63
Deaths reported 0 2
Most complained-about part Electrical System Seats
Share of complaints involving harm 10.5% 29.4%

Hyundai Elantra Hybrid by year

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

What breaks

Other & Unspecified 24 10.5%
Engine & Cooling 22 9.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 20 8.7%
Brakes 14 6.1%
Fuel & Propulsion 10 4.4%

Saturn SC1 by year

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

What breaks

Seats 81 14.6%
Engine & Cooling 75 13.5%
Seat Belts 59 10.6%
Brakes 58 10.5%
Airbags 29 5.2%