"How reliable is the 2002 Saturn Vue?"

"Based on 220 NHTSA complaints, the 2002 Saturn Vue has a median complaint mileage of 79300 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2002 Saturn Vue?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2002 Saturn Vue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 220 total complaints filed."

2002 Saturn Vue: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 220 complaints

220

Total Complaints

79,300mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

47,550 25th Percentile

79,300 Median Mileage

110,977 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ENGINE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AIR BAGS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

STEERING

POWER TRAIN

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE REDUCED POWER LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS VEHICLE MAY RESTART, DEALER STATED THAT A SENSOR WAS NOT LETTING THE PEDAL KNOW THAT THERE WAS GASOLINE, DEALER REPLACED THIS PART, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT REMEDY PROBLE..."

"DURING DRIVING A THUMP IS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN ROAD BUMP OCCURS AND IS SOMETIMES STARTLING. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, SERVICE REP. REPLACED A SPRING PART AS PER SERVICE BULLETIN, HOWEVER, THIS ACTION DID NOT REPAIR STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM. THE THUMPING IS FELT IN STEERING WHEEL AND FE..."

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