Saturn SC1
The Saturn SC1 appears on NHTSA's register for model years 1991 to 2001: 8 recall campaigns (13 model-year entries) and 413 consumer complaints.
The component named most often in complaints is seats (146.2 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by engine and engine cooling (135.4).
The 1994 model year has the most complaints (82). Recall campaigns peaked in 1993 with 2; complaints were received in the largest number in 1999 (64). Within Saturn, this line ranks 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Saturn SC1 NHTSA record | 1 | 6 | 16% | 352,833 |
| 1992 Saturn SC1 NHTSA record | 1 | 15 | 40% | 352,833 |
| 1993 Saturn SC1 | 2 | 58 | 154% | 367,292 |
| 1994 Saturn SC1 | 1 | 82 | 218% | 138,691 |
| 1995 Saturn SC1 | 1 | 59 | 157% | 138,691 |
| 1996 Saturn SC1 | 0 | 39 | 104% | — |
| 1997 Saturn SC1 | 3 | 61 | 162% | 67,577 |
| 1998 Saturn SC1 | 0 | 39 | 104% | — |
| 1999 Saturn SC1 NHTSA record | 0 | 21 | 56% | — |
| 2000 Saturn SC1 | 2 | 8 | 21% | 71,092 |
| 2001 Saturn SC1 | 2 | 25 | 67% | 71,092 |
"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 SC1 complaints (554 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 SC1 model years have the most recalls?
1997 (3), 1993 (2), 2000 (2). Across model years 1991–2001 there are 8 distinct campaigns.
Which Saturn SC1 model year has the most complaints?
1994, with 82 of the line's 413 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.
What do owners of the Saturn SC1 complain about?
seats (146.2 per 1,000 mentions), engine and engine cooling (135.4 per 1,000 mentions), seat belts (106.5 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 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 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.