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Best and worst years for the Saturn SL

Of the 12 model years of the Saturn SL with enough data to compare, the 1995 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (281), and the 1991 has the fewest (8).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Saturn SL 0 150 300 1991: 8 8 '91 1992: 73 73 '92 1993: 116 '93 1994: 221 221 '94 1995: 281 281 '95 1996: 200 '96 1997: 176 '97 1998: 137 '98 1999: 139 '99 2000: 133 '00 2001: 82 '01 2002: 86 '02
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
19918
199273
1993116
1994221
1995281
1996200
1997176
1998137
1999139
2000133
200182
200286

What stands out

The 1995 stands out, with about 2.1 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1994.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1995 and 1994. Or the years with the fewest: 1991 and 1992.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
200286154
200182137
2000133202
1999139232
1998137222
1997176286
1996200369
1995281481
1994221376
1993116228
199273173
1991831