Volvo S70 vs Saturn LS

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	Volvo S70	Saturn LS
Complaints on file	781	1,885
Model years covered	1995–2002	2000–2004
Worst model year	1998	2001
Best model year	2000	2000
Crashes reported	36	49
Fires reported	7	49
Injuries reported	33	38
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Acceleration & Cruise Control	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	9.7%	7.5%

Volvo S70 by year

3 4 317 257 197 3

95 97 98 99 00 02

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

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 147 18.8%

Electrical System 122 15.6%

Brakes 96 12.3%

Engine & Cooling 94 12.0%

Lights 74 9.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 44 5.6%

Body & Structure 31 4.0%

Airbags 30 3.8%

Saturn LS by year

544 708 631 2

00 01 02 04

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 745 39.5%

Electrical System 258 13.7%

Lights 213 11.3%

Steering 86 4.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 83 4.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 80 4.2%

Suspension 78 4.1%

Brakes 70 3.7%