Saturn Relay
The Saturn Relay appears on NHTSA's register for model years 2005 to 2007: 3 recall campaigns (3 model-year entries) and 122 consumer complaints.
The component named most often in complaints is service brakes, hydraulic (163.2 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by electrical system (157.9).
The 2005 model year has the most complaints (91). Recall campaigns peaked in 2005 with 3; complaints were received in the largest number in 2006 (19). Within Saturn, this line ranks 14 of 18 by total complaints.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model years
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints | vs line average | Units in campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Saturn Relay | 2 | 91 | 224% | 33,450 |
| 2006 Saturn Relay NHTSA record | 1 | 19 | 47% | 32,068 |
| 2007 Saturn Relay NHTSA record | 0 | 12 | 30% | — |
"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Saturn Relay complaints (190 mentions).
Campaigns by year reported
Complaints by year received
Other Saturn model lines
- ION 25 recalls · 4,209 complaints
- SL 22 recalls · 2,214 complaints
- VUE 10 recalls · 2,194 complaints
- LS 16 recalls · 1,446 complaints
- Outlook 21 recalls · 1,279 complaints
- Aura 13 recalls · 1,257 complaints
- Sky 14 recalls · 442 complaints
- SC1 13 recalls · 413 complaints
- SC 20 recalls · 294 complaints
- Saturn 2 recalls · 211 complaints
- SW 17 recalls · 209 complaints
- Astra 2 recalls · 152 complaints
- L200 4 recalls · 136 complaints
- Relay 3 recalls · 122 complaints
- L300 2 recalls · 120 complaints
- VUE Hybrid 0 recalls · 44 complaints
- EV1 9 recalls · 5 complaints
- Z 6 recalls · 2 complaints
Questions and answers
Which Saturn Relay model years have the most recalls?
2005 (2), 2006 (1). Across model years 2005–2007 there are 3 distinct campaigns.
Which Saturn Relay model year has the most complaints?
2005, with 91 of the line's 122 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.
What do owners of the Saturn Relay complain about?
service brakes, hydraulic (163.2 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (157.9 per 1,000 mentions), structure (100 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.