Saab 900 vs Oldsmobile Bravada

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	Oldsmobile Bravada
Complaints on file	549	1,346
Model years covered	1979–2000	1991–2004
Worst model year	1995	2002
Best model year	1997	2001
Crashes reported	32	123
Fires reported	29	53
Injuries reported	23	66
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	15.3%	18.1%

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%

Oldsmobile Bravada by year

61 65 54 116 2 104 158 139 99 104 47 337 37 23

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Brakes 293 21.8%

Electrical System 156 11.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 145 10.8%

Engine & Cooling 138 10.3%

Suspension 107 7.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 107 7.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 67 5.0%

Lights 49 3.6%