Lexus LS400 vs Cadillac Seville

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	Lexus LS400	Cadillac Seville
Complaints on file	424	1,049
Model years covered	1990–2001	1977–2004
Worst model year	1993	1996
Best model year	2000	2003
Crashes reported	58	69
Fires reported	8	46
Injuries reported	33	62
Deaths reported	0	4
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	23.3%	17.3%

Lexus LS400 by year

36 27 10 83 76 48 24 23 52 27 16 2

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Electrical System 131 30.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 48 11.3%

Brakes 26 6.1%

Lights 26 6.1%

Seat Belts 25 5.9%

Airbags 20 4.7%

Tires 20 4.7%

Engine & Cooling 18 4.2%

Cadillac Seville by year

1 3 1 1 2 1 6 14 14 15 5 24 28 31 53 66 87 156 135 78 106 57 68 66 19 12

77 78 79 81 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 204 19.4%

Electrical System 107 10.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 100 9.5%

Steering 91 8.7%

Brakes 89 8.5%

Airbags 59 5.6%

Suspension 59 5.6%

Lights 52 5.0%