Saturn VUE — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2003 · Best bets: 2009, 2002, 2005, 2004, 2007, 2006

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Saturn VUE Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2010 highlighted. 2002: 167 complaints 2002 2003: 619 complaints 2004: 276 complaints 2004 2005: 169 complaints 2006: 300 complaints 2006 2007: 286 complaints 2008: 406 complaints 2008 2009: 118 complaints 2010: 6 complaints 2010
2010: 6 complaints
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YearComplaints
2002167
2003619
2004276
2005169
2006300
2007286
2008406
2009118
20106

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2010 Not enough data 6 Only 6 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2009 Recommended 118 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2008 Caution 406 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2007 Recommended 286 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2006 Recommended 300 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2005 Recommended 169 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2004 Recommended 276 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2003 Avoid 619 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2002 Recommended 167 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.