1995 Saturn Sl: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 481 complaints
481
Total Complaints
97,000mi
Median Mileage
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
Top Issue
104
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

57,456 25th Percentile
97,000 Median Mileage
115,450 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
39
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
34
SEATS
33
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
30
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
21
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
21
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
19
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
17
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
14
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
10

Severity Assessment

104
Crashes
7
Fires
72
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SUNVISORS ARE TO SMALL CAUSING FAILURE TO BLOCK SUN CAUSING ACCIDENT. TT"
"PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL NO RESPONSE FROM BRAKING SYSTEM. TT"
"AFTER REAREND IMPACT DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE AND COLLAPSED, DEALER SAID SEAT IS DESIGN THAT WAY. TT"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28