KIA K5 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	KIA K5	Saturn LS
Complaints on file	765	1,885
Model years covered	2021–2026	2000–2004
Worst model year	2022	2001
Best model year	2026	2000
Crashes reported	56	49
Fires reported	14	49
Injuries reported	52	38
Deaths reported	4	5
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	16.5%	7.5%

KIA K5 by year

255 220 154 45 73 18

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 155 20.3%

Electrical System 95 12.4%

Engine & Cooling 90 11.8%

Other & Unspecified 90 11.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 67 8.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 57 7.5%

Body & Structure 43 5.6%

Brakes 27 3.5%

Saturn LS by year

544 708 631 2

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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%