Saturn S-Series Sedan
Owners filed 17 complaints across 6 model years of the Saturn S-Series Sedan. The 2001 drew the most (4); the 1998 the fewest (1).
Model years6
Complaints17
Recalls1
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Saturn S-Series Sedan model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | Service Brakes, Air › Disc | Routine | |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Routine | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal | Routine | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System | Routine | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine |
Which Saturn S-Series Sedan years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 4 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › exhaust system › manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe.
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.