Saturn Used Vehicles: Complaints, Recalls and Model Years
Pick a Saturn model to see owner complaints and safety recalls by year. Counts are reports people chose to file, not a score, and they are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.
Open the model you are shopping, then the year in the listing. This page is only the list.
This hub covers 15 published Saturn nameplates in the 2026-10-15 snapshot. Open a model to see complaint counts by year, recall campaigns and the leading named system.
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · Snapshot 2026-10-15 · 15 published nameplates
Saturn nameplates with the most owner reports
| Saturn | Owner complaints |
|---|---|
| Saturn Ion | 4,298 |
| Saturn Vue | 2,358 |
| Saturn Sl | 2,146 |
| Saturn Aura | 1,430 |
| Saturn Ls | 1,413 |
| Saturn Outlook | 1,323 |
| Saturn Sky | 514 |
| Saturn Sc | 261 |
| Saturn Sw | 206 |
| Saturn Astra | 160 |
| Saturn SC1 | 139 |
| Saturn L200 | 134 |
Saturn nameplates
- Astra 160
- Aura 1,430
- Ion 4,298
- L200 134
- L300 121
- Ls 1,413
- LW200 16
- Outlook 1,323
- Relay 90
- Sc 261
- SC1 139
- Sky 514
- Sl 2,146
- Sw 206
- Vue 2,358
Frequently asked questions
Which Saturn model has the most NHTSA complaints in this snapshot?
Saturn Ion has the highest owner-report count among published Saturn nameplates (4,298 complaints). That is a count, not a ranking of reliability.
What is the difference between a complaint and a recall?
A complaint is an owner report filed with NHTSA. A recall is a manufacturer safety campaign. YearTell shows both and does not treat a complaint total as a defect finding.
Does YearTell score Saturn reliability?
No. Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold. Read the methodology for what these numbers cannot tell you.