| Hazardous without warning | Very high severity ranking when a potential failure mode affects safe operation or involves non-compliance with a government regulation without warning. | 10 |
| Hazardous with warning | Failure affects safe product operation or involves noncompliance with government regulation with warning. | 9 |
| Very High | Product is inoperable with loss of primary Function. | 8 |
| High | Product is operable, but at reduced level of performance. | 7 |
| Moderate | Product is operable, but comfort or convenience item(s) are inoperable. | 6 |
| Low | Product is operable, but comfort or convenience item(s) operate at a reduced level of performance. | 5 |
| Very Low | Fit & finish or squeak & rattle item does not conform. Most customers notice defect. | 4 |
| Minor | Fit & finish or squeak & rattle item does not conform. Average customers notice defect. | 3 |
| Very Minor | Fit & finish or squeak & rattle item does not conform. Discriminating customers notice defect. | 2 |
| None | No effect | 1 |
Source: Automobile Industry Action Group.