Saturn Outlook vs Dodge Avenger

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	Dodge Avenger
Complaints on file	1,939	4,737
Model years covered	2007–2010	1995–2015
Worst model year	2008	2012
Best model year	2010	2000
Crashes reported	25	359
Fires reported	51	101
Injuries reported	23	231
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Lights	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	5.1%	14.6%

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%

Dodge Avenger by year

254 235 109 72 96 33 2 1,238 99 248 311 837 872 330 1

95 96 97 98 99 00 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15

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

What breaks

Electrical System 602 12.7%

Engine & Cooling 585 12.3%

Airbags 570 12.0%

Other & Unspecified 432 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 422 8.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 277 5.8%

Brakes 271 5.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 269 5.7%