Saturn SC1
Owners filed 413 complaints across 11 model years of the Saturn SC1. The 1994 drew the most (82); the 1991 the fewest (6).
Model years11
Complaints413
Recalls13
Fires4
Deaths1
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 |
Which Saturn SC1 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1994 is the weakest year on record, with 82 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.