Suzuki Sidekick vs Cadillac DTS

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 Sidekick	Cadillac DTS
Complaints on file	298	729
Model years covered	1988–2000	2004–2011
Worst model year	1996	2006
Best model year	1993	2009
Crashes reported	26	56
Fires reported	11	30
Injuries reported	24	51
Deaths reported	1	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	20.8%	18.8%

Suzuki Sidekick by year

1 15 5 16 11 14 32 29 81 52 41 1

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 00

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 43 14.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 40 13.4%

Suspension 34 11.4%

Brakes 29 9.7%

Electrical System 24 8.1%

Seat Belts 24 8.1%

Airbags 17 5.7%

Body & Structure 14 4.7%

Cadillac DTS by year

8 10 356 137 121 46 32 19

04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Electrical System 180 24.7%

Lights 110 15.1%

Engine & Cooling 97 13.3%

Steering 59 8.1%

Brakes 34 4.7%

Airbags 33 4.5%

Seats 28 3.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 25 3.4%