Saturn VUE vs Chevrolet Traverse

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 VUE	Chevrolet Traverse
Complaints on file	3,274	7,917
Model years covered	2002–2010	2009–2026
Worst model year	2003	2011
Best model year	2002	2026
Crashes reported	193	260
Fires reported	84	54
Injuries reported	118	174
Deaths reported	1	3
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	12.1%	6.2%

Saturn VUE by year

220 873 360 216 433 417 575 171 9

02 03 04 05 06 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

Electrical System 705 21.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 659 20.1%

Airbags 310 9.5%

Engine & Cooling 296 9.0%

Steering 293 8.9%

Other & Unspecified 135 4.1%

Suspension 133 4.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 99 3.0%

Chevrolet Traverse by year

584 922 945 587 296 881 422 382 432 674 571 294 113 136 117 206 323 32

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,204 15.2%

Airbags 1,052 13.3%

Steering 954 12.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 901 11.4%

Electrical System 830 10.5%

Other & Unspecified 590 7.5%

Stability & Traction Control 516 6.5%

Brakes 398 5.0%