Mazda Millenia vs Cadillac Catera

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	Mazda Millenia	Cadillac Catera
Complaints on file	338	826
Model years covered	1991–2003	1997–2003
Worst model year	1995	1997
Best model year	1996	1999
Crashes reported	33	44
Fires reported	2	11
Injuries reported	31	34
Deaths reported	2	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	20.1%	10.8%

Mazda Millenia by year

1 132 17 21 36 35 36 37 22 1

91 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 73 21.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 49 14.5%

Airbags 35 10.4%

Electrical System 25 7.4%

Suspension 16 4.7%

Other & Unspecified 16 4.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 14 4.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 3.8%

Cadillac Catera by year

269 267 140 107 38 2 3

97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 212 25.7%

Electrical System 100 12.1%

Suspension 59 7.1%

Tires 57 6.9%

Brakes 55 6.7%

Steering 41 5.0%

Airbags 37 4.5%

Lights 37 4.5%