FaultScore

Pontiac Sunbird vs Saturn SKY

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 Pontiac Sunbird Saturn SKY
Complaints on file 254 623
Model years covered 1979–2000 2007–2009
Worst model year 2007
Best model year 2009
Crashes reported 37 22
Fires reported 16 5
Injuries reported 25 19
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 30.7% 7.4%

Pontiac Sunbird by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 46 18.1%
Engine & Cooling 45 17.7%
Seat Belts 19 7.5%
Steering 16 6.3%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 16 6.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 15 5.9%
Body & Structure 12 4.7%

Saturn SKY by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 368 59.1%
Brakes 91 14.6%
Seats 30 4.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 16 2.6%
Other & Unspecified 14 2.2%
Engine & Cooling 9 1.4%
Lights 6 1.0%