Saturn Aura vs Chevrolet Silverado 2500

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	Saturn Aura	Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Complaints on file	2,227	4,995
Model years covered	2000–2010	1994–2026
Worst model year	2007	2005
Best model year	2009	2010
Crashes reported	79	239
Fires reported	19	151
Injuries reported	41	127
Deaths reported	5	8
Most complained-about part	Steering	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	6.5%	10.5%

Saturn Aura by year

4 6 950 677 588 2

00 05 07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Steering 396 17.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 387 17.4%

Electrical System 257 11.5%

Brakes 214 9.6%

Stability & Traction Control 154 6.9%

Airbags 150 6.7%

Lights 147 6.6%

Engine & Cooling 113 5.1%

Chevrolet Silverado 2500 by year

7 6 2 74 82 95 156 379 408 561 431 337 218 253 226 79 27 128 70 71 52 245 156 69 70 104 136 105 125 69 208 42 4

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Brakes 1,335 26.7%

Electrical System 698 14.0%

Engine & Cooling 466 9.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 414 8.3%

Airbags 366 7.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 314 6.3%

Steering 284 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 220 4.4%