Saturn S-Series
Owners filed 22 complaints across 10 model years of the Saturn S-Series. The 2001 drew the most (5); the 1997 the fewest (1).
Model years10
Complaints22
Recalls4
Fires0
Deaths1
Every Saturn S-Series model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | Electrical System › Starter Assembly | Routine | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | Routine | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System › Horn | Routine | |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Saturn S-Series years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 5 complaints concentrated in the seat belts.
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.