Saab 9000 vs Jaguar X-Type

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 9000	Jaguar X-Type
Complaints on file	196	472
Model years covered	1986–1998	2001–2007
Worst model year	1993	2002
Best model year	1995	2005
Crashes reported	5	64
Fires reported	16	6
Injuries reported	4	30
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	12.8%	21.6%

Saab 9000 by year

3 5 17 24 8 11 32 34 20 10 23 8 1

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 32 16.3%

Electrical System 29 14.8%

Brakes 26 13.3%

Engine & Cooling 23 11.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 20 10.2%

Airbags 10 5.1%

Seat Belts 10 5.1%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 4.6%

Jaguar X-Type by year

2 189 105 92 27 30 27

01 02 03 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 94 19.9%

Brakes 48 10.2%

Tires 44 9.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 40 8.5%

Engine & Cooling 36 7.6%

Airbags 31 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 5.1%

Electrical System 23 4.9%