Volkswagen CC 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	Volkswagen CC	Saturn VUE
Complaints on file	1,359	3,274
Model years covered	2008–2017	2002–2010
Worst model year	2012	2003
Best model year	2015	2002
Crashes reported	66	193
Fires reported	5	84
Injuries reported	43	118
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	8.4%	12.1%

Volkswagen CC by year

3 185 330 120 337 188 102 49 38 7

08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Airbags 424 31.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 227 16.7%

Engine & Cooling 203 14.9%

Electrical System 123 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 80 5.9%

Steering 65 4.8%

Other & Unspecified 53 3.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 34 2.5%

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%