Saturn L200 vs Acura Legend

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 L200	Acura Legend
Complaints on file	207	505
Model years covered	2003–2003	1986–1995
Worst model year	—	1993
Best model year	—	1995
Crashes reported	9	73
Fires reported	13	17
Injuries reported	9	43
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Equipment & Accessories
Share of complaints involving harm	15%	26.3%

Saturn L200 by year

207

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

What breaks

Electrical System 55 26.6%

Engine & Cooling 27 13.0%

Lights 22 10.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 18 8.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 14 6.8%

Steering 12 5.8%

Brakes 10 4.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 9 4.3%

Acura Legend by year

17 9 42 47 45 158 111 30 26 20

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95

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

What breaks

Equipment & Accessories 109 21.6%

Brakes 70 13.9%

Airbags 52 10.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 41 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 39 7.7%

Engine & Cooling 30 5.9%

Electrical System 24 4.8%

Seat Belts 23 4.6%