Saturn Outlook vs Chevrolet HHR

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 Outlook	Chevrolet HHR
Complaints on file	1,939	4,753
Model years covered	2007–2010	2006–2011
Worst model year	2008	2006
Best model year	2010	2010
Crashes reported	25	265
Fires reported	51	38
Injuries reported	23	164
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Lights	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	5.1%	9.9%

Saturn Outlook by year

728 926 262 23

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

Lights 485 25.0%

Electrical System 330 17.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 275 14.2%

Airbags 193 10.0%

Steering 156 8.0%

Engine & Cooling 105 5.4%

Body & Structure 89 4.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 61 3.1%

Chevrolet HHR by year

1,367 943 784 689 682 288

06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Steering 1,591 33.5%

Electrical System 763 16.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 375 7.9%

Airbags 332 7.0%

Body & Structure 264 5.6%

Brakes 245 5.2%

Engine & Cooling 210 4.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 193 4.1%