Porsche Boxster 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	Porsche Boxster	Saab 900
Complaints on file	221	549
Model years covered	1989–2015	1979–2000
Worst model year	2003	1995
Best model year	2005	1997
Crashes reported	10	32
Fires reported	4	29
Injuries reported	5	23
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	8.6%	15.3%

Porsche Boxster by year

1 30 44 35 5 24 12 13 5 21 7 1 13 3 7

89 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 12 13 14 15

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 59 26.7%

Airbags 31 14.0%

Electrical System 26 11.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 20 9.0%

Body & Structure 20 9.0%

Seat Belts 11 5.0%

Brakes 9 4.1%

Suspension 9 4.1%

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%