Saturn SC1 vs Ford Excursion

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 SC1	Ford Excursion
Complaints on file	554	1,385
Model years covered	1991–2001	1997–2010
Worst model year	1994	2000
Best model year	2000	2005
Crashes reported	93	97
Fires reported	5	102
Injuries reported	63	52
Deaths reported	2	6
Most complained-about part	Seats	Tires
Share of complaints involving harm	29.4%	18.6%

Saturn SC1 by year

8 18 85 102 73 43 98 58 30 10 29

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Seats 81 14.6%

Engine & Cooling 75 13.5%

Electrical System 59 10.6%

Seat Belts 59 10.6%

Brakes 58 10.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 39 7.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 31 5.6%

Airbags 29 5.2%

Ford Excursion by year

1 10 635 240 150 139 125 84 1

97 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 10

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

What breaks

Tires 296 21.4%

Engine & Cooling 246 17.8%

Electrical System 157 11.3%

Brakes 129 9.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 78 5.6%

Suspension 77 5.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 63 4.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 52 3.8%