Saturn Vue
Owners filed 2,351 complaints across 9 model years of the Saturn Vue. The 2003 drew the most (622).
Model years9
Complaints2,351
Recalls10
Fires49
Deaths1
Which Saturn Vue years should you avoid?
Going by 2,351 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Saturn Vue years to avoid are 2003.
- 2003622 complaints, 2.2× a typical Vue year, most often about the transmission.
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 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 | |
| 2003Avoid | 622 | 1 | 9 | 29 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Above average | |
| 2002 | 167 | 2 | 5 | 13 | Electrical System | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.