Suzuki Suzuki Motorcycle vs Saturn Saturn

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 Suzuki Motorcycle	Saturn Saturn
Complaints on file	112	280
Model years covered	1995–2003	1991–2003
Worst model year	2003	1994
Best model year	2000	2002
Crashes reported	2	35
Fires reported	0	4
Injuries reported	3	35
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	4.5%	26.8%

Suzuki Suzuki Motorcycle by year

8 7 9 5 9 18 6 26 24

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 30 26.8%

Engine & Cooling 25 22.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 15 13.4%

Brakes 9 8.0%

Electrical System 6 5.4%

Lights 6 5.4%

Suspension 5 4.5%

Body & Structure 4 3.6%

Saturn Saturn by year

1 20 28 48 36 30 39 20 10 18 9 10 11

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Electrical System 38 13.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 29 10.4%

Brakes 29 10.4%

Seats 28 10.0%

Engine & Cooling 27 9.6%

Airbags 24 8.6%

Seat Belts 18 6.4%

Suspension 11 3.9%