Saturn SC
Owners filed 296 complaints across 12 model years of the Saturn SC. The 1994 drew the most (51); the 1991 the fewest (5).
Model years12
Complaints296
Recalls20
Fires7
Deaths2
Every Saturn SC model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 7 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2001 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 1999 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 1997 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 | — | 3 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 1995 | 39 | 2 | — | 10 | Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | Routine | |
| 1994 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 23 | 1 | — | 4 | Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | Routine | |
| 1992 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 1991 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | Seat Belts | Routine |
Which Saturn SC years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1994 is the weakest year on record, with 51 complaints concentrated in the seats › front assembly › recliner. It carries 1 recall.
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.