Toyota C-Hr vs Saab 9-3

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	Toyota C-Hr	Saab 9-3
Complaints on file	685	1,689
Model years covered	2018–2026	1994–2011
Worst model year	2018	2003
Best model year	2026	2010
Crashes reported	23	84
Fires reported	0	30
Injuries reported	22	76
Deaths reported	0	4
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	6.6%	11.5%

Toyota C-Hr by year

403 140 81 49 2 10

18 19 20 21 22 26

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 334 48.8%

Other & Unspecified 89 13.0%

Engine & Cooling 54 7.9%

Electrical System 51 7.4%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 48 7.0%

Brakes 32 4.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 11 1.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 11 1.6%

Saab 9-3 by year

1 80 72 74 52 323 236 114 227 182 218 46 31 33

94 99 00 01 02 03 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

Airbags 370 21.9%

Engine & Cooling 221 13.1%

Electrical System 207 12.3%

Suspension 187 11.1%

Seat Belts 164 9.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 109 6.5%

Brakes 96 5.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 71 4.2%