Saturn L300 vs Audi TT

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 L300	Audi TT
Complaints on file	170	418
Model years covered	2003–2005	2000–2016
Worst model year	2003	2001
Best model year	2005	2003
Crashes reported	11	12
Fires reported	8	11
Injuries reported	6	4
Deaths reported	1	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	15.3%	6.5%

Saturn L300 by year

62 78 30

03 04 05

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

What breaks

Electrical System 32 18.8%

Engine & Cooling 27 15.9%

Lights 26 15.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 14 8.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 10 5.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 5.3%

Steering 7 4.1%

Brakes 7 4.1%

Audi TT by year

94 154 53 19 33 17 4 1 17 15 4 2 5

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 16

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

What breaks

Electrical System 144 34.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 53 12.7%

Engine & Cooling 45 10.8%

Airbags 26 6.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 5.7%

Tires 21 5.0%

Brakes 14 3.3%

Suspension 14 3.3%