2000 Saturn Sl: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 202 complaints
202
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
12
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

30,000 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
89,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
22
TIRES
11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
6
POWER TRAIN
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5

Severity Assessment

12
Crashes
6
Fires
14
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR IS IMPROPERLY WELDED TO THE VEHICLE AND IS TOTALLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE FACTORY HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNREPAIRABLE AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE PASSED QUALITY CONTROL AT EITHER THE FACTORY AND/OR THE DEALERSHIP...."
"VEHICLE EXPERIENCE PROBLEM WITH PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE TRAVELING ON THE STREET. MORE SO AT HWY SPEEDS, WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO PULL. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE. *AK *ML"
"OUR VEHICLE WAS RECALLED BY SATURN CAMPAIGN 00-C-09, AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. I CAN FIND NO REFERENCE TO THIS RECALL IN THE NHTSA RECALL DATABASE. *AK"

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