Suzuki Forenza vs Saturn VUE

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	Suzuki Forenza	Saturn VUE
Complaints on file	1,360	3,274
Model years covered	2004–2008	2002–2010
Worst model year	2006	2003
Best model year	2004	2002
Crashes reported	73	193
Fires reported	85	84
Injuries reported	52	118
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	15.4%	12.1%

Suzuki Forenza by year

86 223 426 389 236

04 05 06 07 08

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 366 26.9%

Electrical System 191 14.0%

Airbags 179 13.2%

Engine & Cooling 156 11.5%

Lights 109 8.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 74 5.4%

Doors, Latches & Locks 34 2.5%

Body & Structure 31 2.3%

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%