Infiniti Q45 vs Buick Skylark

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	Infiniti Q45	Buick Skylark
Complaints on file	307	753
Model years covered	1990–2005	1981–2000
Worst model year	1994	1997
Best model year	1997	1998
Crashes reported	37	62
Fires reported	15	25
Injuries reported	24	44
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	24.8%	17.7%

Infiniti Q45 by year

33 49 34 3 47 8 8 13 16 10 13 5 29 20 14 5

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Electrical System 41 13.4%

Engine & Cooling 33 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 33 10.7%

Airbags 28 9.1%

Brakes 21 6.8%

Suspension 20 6.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 19 6.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 15 4.9%

Buick Skylark by year

5 3 1 27 11 10 17 18 37 46 48 54 95 119 116 111 34 1

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

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

What breaks

Brakes 123 16.3%

Electrical System 121 16.1%

Engine & Cooling 114 15.1%

Airbags 53 7.0%

Steering 43 5.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 41 5.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 41 5.4%

Seat Belts 32 4.2%