FaultScore

Saturn SC vs Volkswagen Touareg

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 SC Volkswagen Touareg
Complaints on file 379 945
Model years covered 1991–2002 2004–2017
Worst model year 1994 2004
Best model year 1998 2009
Crashes reported 58 22
Fires reported 8 30
Injuries reported 31 30
Deaths reported 2 0
Most complained-about part Seats Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 26.1% 8.7%

Saturn SC by year

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

What breaks

Seats 54 14.2%
Engine & Cooling 52 13.7%
Seat Belts 39 10.3%
Airbags 30 7.9%
Brakes 29 7.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 20 5.3%
Body & Structure 15 4.0%

Volkswagen Touareg by year

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 152 16.1%
Engine & Cooling 134 14.2%
Electrical System 102 10.8%
Tires 54 5.7%
Airbags 53 5.6%
Steering 46 4.9%