FaultScore

Toyota Echo vs Saturn SKY

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 Echo Saturn SKY
Complaints on file 262 623
Model years covered 2000–2005 2007–2009
Worst model year 2000 2007
Best model year 2005 2009
Crashes reported 91 22
Fires reported 11 5
Injuries reported 65 19
Deaths reported 2 0
Most complained-about part Airbags Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 64.5% 7.4%

Toyota Echo by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 49 18.7%
Brakes 44 16.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 21 8.0%
Electrical System 17 6.5%
Equipment & Accessories 10 3.8%
Suspension 9 3.4%

Saturn SKY by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 368 59.1%
Brakes 91 14.6%
Seats 30 4.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain 16 2.6%
Other & Unspecified 14 2.2%
Engine & Cooling 9 1.4%
Lights 6 1.0%