Saturn Ion
Owners filed 4,343 complaints across 6 model years of the Saturn Ion. The 2006 drew the most (1,235); the 2008 the fewest (4).
Model years6
Complaints4,343
Recalls35
Fires20
Deaths4
Every Saturn Ion model year compared
Complaints per yearWhich Saturn Ion years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 1,235 complaints concentrated in the steering. It carries 6 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.