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Saturn SL by model year

2,891 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Saturn SL across 12 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Saturn SL

Complaints by model year

Total NHTSA complaints by model year, Saturn SL 0 250 500 1991: 31 '91 1992: 173 '92 1993: 228 '93 1994: 376 '94 1995: 481 '95 1996: 369 '96 1997: 286 '97 1998: 222 '98 1999: 232 '99 2000: 202 '00 2001: 137 '01 2002: 154 '02
Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.
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Model yearComplaints
199131
1992173
1993228
1994376
1995481
1996369
1997286
1998222
1999232
2000202
2001137
2002154

All model years

Model yearComplaintsMost reportedRecallsMPGSafety
2002 154 Electrical system (29%) 26 to 29
2001 137 Electrical system (23%) 2 26 to 29
2000 202 Engine (17%) 7 26 to 29
1999 232 Engine (19%) 1 26 to 29
1998 222 Transmission (13%) 25 to 28
1997 286 Engine (13%) 2 25 to 28
1996 369 Engine (18%) 1 25 to 29
1995 481 Brakes (17%) 3 25 to 28
1994 376 Brakes (14%) 1 24 to 28
1993 228 Brakes (17%) 2 24 to 28
1992 173 Seat belts (18%) 2 24 to 28
1991 31 Seat belts (39%) 1 24 to 27