Saturn Vue
Owners filed 2,351 complaints across 9 model years of the Saturn Vue. The 2003 drew the most (622); the 2010 the fewest (6).
Model years9
Complaints2,351
Recalls10
Fires49
Deaths1
Every Saturn Vue model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2009 | 118 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2008 | 406 | 3 | 11 | 16 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2007 | 286 | 0 | 6 | 10 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2006 | 300 | 0 | 6 | 18 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2005 | 170 | 0 | 3 | 15 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 276 | 2 | 5 | 23 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2003 | 622 | 1 | 9 | 29 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Above average | |
| 2002 | 167 | 2 | 5 | 13 | Electrical System | Routine |
Which Saturn Vue years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2003 is the weakest year on record, with 622 complaints concentrated in the power train › automatic transmission. 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.