Saturn SL vs Plymouth Voyager

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 SL	Plymouth Voyager
Complaints on file	2,891	6,848
Model years covered	1991–2002	1978–2000
Worst model year	1995	1996
Best model year	2001	1998
Crashes reported	433	502
Fires reported	50	190
Injuries reported	304	343
Deaths reported	11	18
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	27.6%	15.4%

Saturn SL by year

31 173 228 376 481 369 286 222 232 202 137 154

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 463 16.0%

Brakes 377 13.0%

Electrical System 322 11.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 317 11.0%

Seats 231 8.0%

Seat Belts 181 6.3%

Airbags 164 5.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 140 4.8%

Plymouth Voyager by year

1 1 7 23 38 80 99 109 204 270 624 893 749 670 476 1,111 474 443 362 214

78 80 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Brakes 860 12.6%

Engine & Cooling 794 11.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 783 11.4%

Airbags 594 8.7%

Body & Structure 549 8.0%

Seat Belts 543 7.9%

Electrical System 455 6.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 343 5.0%