2003 Saturn Vue: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 872 complaints
872
Total Complaints
65,100mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
42
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

20,000 25th Percentile
65,100 Median Mileage
104,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
200
POWER TRAIN
88
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
81
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
38
STEERING
30
AIR BAGS
28
ENGINE
27
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
20
SUSPENSION:REAR
18
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
17

Severity Assessment

42
Crashes
16
Fires
39
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DUE TO THE HORN DESIGN, ON THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG, AT NIGHT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ACTIVATE THE HORN."
"DUE TO THE HORN DESIGN, ON THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG, AT NIGHT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ACTIVATE THE HORN."
"THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE DESIGN OF THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE LOWER CONDENSER ARE EXPOSED TO DAMAGE BY ROCK AND GRAVEL STRIKING FROM THE ROAD, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE NOTIFIED. MR THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT A SHEILD OR DEVICE SHOULD INSTALLED TO PROTECT THE UNIT. THE CONSUMER WILL ALSO EXPE..."

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