Hyundai Sonata Hybrid vs Saturn SL

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 Sonata Hybrid	Saturn SL
Complaints on file	1,162	2,891
Model years covered	2011–2026	1991–2002
Worst model year	2013	1995
Best model year	2024	2001
Crashes reported	67	433
Fires reported	34	50
Injuries reported	41	304
Deaths reported	0	11
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	12.2%	27.6%

Hyundai Sonata Hybrid by year

145 217 172 40 84 185 123 15 8 21 71 30 23 12 15 1

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 356 30.6%

Electrical System 201 17.3%

Brakes 109 9.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 96 8.3%

Other & Unspecified 95 8.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 61 5.2%

Steering 52 4.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 41 3.5%

Saturn SL by year

31 173 228 376 481 369 286 222 232 202 137 154

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 463 16.0%

Brakes 377 13.0%

Electrical System 322 11.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 317 11.0%

Seats 231 8.0%

Seat Belts 181 6.3%

Airbags 164 5.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 140 4.8%