Saturn SC1
Owners filed 413 complaints across 11 model years of the Saturn SC1. The 1994 drew the most (82).
Which Saturn SC1 years should you avoid?
No Saturn SC1 year stands out. Across the 7 model years old enough to judge, none drew twice the complaints of a typical year (about 58), and none shows an unusual share of fires, crashes or deaths for its age.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Saturn SC1 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25 | 2 | — | 4 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2000 | 8 | 2 | — | 3 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 | — | 8 | Seats | Routine | |
| 1998 | 39 | 0 | — | 5 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1997 | 61 | 3 | — | 7 | Seat Belts › Front › Retractor | Routine | |
| 1996 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly | Routine | |
| 1995 | 59 | 1 | — | 10 | Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | Routine | |
| 1994 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | Routine | |
| 1993 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Seats | Routine | |
| 1992 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Seat Belts | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | Seat Belts | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.