Isuzu Amigo vs Saab 900

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	Isuzu Amigo	Saab 900
Complaints on file	220	549
Model years covered	1987–2002	1979–2000
Worst model year	1998	1995
Best model year	2000	1997
Crashes reported	36	32
Fires reported	1	29
Injuries reported	16	23
Deaths reported	2	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	25%	15.3%

Isuzu Amigo by year

1 1 9 5 6 2 6 1 99 77 12 1

87 89 90 91 92 93 94 97 98 99 00 02

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

What breaks

Brakes 49 22.3%

Engine & Cooling 29 13.2%

Body & Structure 23 10.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 20 9.1%

Suspension 19 8.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 5.5%

Electrical System 10 4.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 10 4.5%

Saab 900 by year

2 1 1 2 4 5 18 12 18 34 21 15 25 8 88 159 78 27 26 4 1

79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Electrical System 80 14.6%

Engine & Cooling 74 13.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 67 12.2%

Brakes 45 8.2%

Airbags 42 7.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 28 5.1%

Suspension 25 4.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 24 4.4%