Saab 900 vs Chevrolet Bolt EV

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 900	Chevrolet Bolt EV
Complaints on file	549	1,361
Model years covered	1979–2000	2017–2027
Worst model year	1995	2017
Best model year	1997	2022
Crashes reported	32	60
Fires reported	29	31
Injuries reported	23	18
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	15.3%	8%

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%

Chevrolet Bolt EV by year

465 119 241 246 96 94 95 5

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 27

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

What breaks

Electrical System 405 29.8%

Steering 254 18.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 190 14.0%

Other & Unspecified 110 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 86 6.3%

Brakes 52 3.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 50 3.7%

Engine & Cooling 45 3.3%