Saab 9-5 vs Ford Fusion Hybrid

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	Saab 9-5	Ford Fusion Hybrid
Complaints on file	662	1,580
Model years covered	1998–2011	2010–2020
Worst model year	2001	2017
Best model year	2011	2016
Crashes reported	13	74
Fires reported	23	14
Injuries reported	10	35
Deaths reported	0	7
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	6.9%	8.2%

Saab 9-5 by year

1 157 121 113 74 69 30 15 29 17 21 2 2 11

98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Electrical System 306 46.2%

Engine & Cooling 76 11.5%

Airbags 61 9.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 52 7.9%

Brakes 36 5.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 16 2.4%

Lights 13 2.0%

Tires 13 2.0%

Ford Fusion Hybrid by year

645 166 134 175 89 65 68 96 81 47 14

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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

What breaks

Steering 294 18.6%

Airbags 236 14.9%

Brakes 193 12.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 149 9.4%

Electrical System 133 8.4%

Engine & Cooling 131 8.3%

Other & Unspecified 74 4.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 68 4.3%