Saab 900 vs Suzuki Forenza

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	Suzuki Forenza
Complaints on file	549	1,360
Model years covered	1979–2000	2004–2008
Worst model year	1995	2006
Best model year	1997	2004
Crashes reported	32	73
Fires reported	29	85
Injuries reported	23	52
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	15.3%	15.4%

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%

Suzuki Forenza by year

86 223 426 389 236

04 05 06 07 08

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 366 26.9%

Electrical System 191 14.0%

Airbags 179 13.2%

Engine & Cooling 156 11.5%

Lights 109 8.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 74 5.4%

Doors, Latches & Locks 34 2.5%

Body & Structure 31 2.3%