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Worst years for a Saturn SKY

Owners have filed 623 complaints about the Saturn SKY with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2009. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2007 Saturn SKY

342 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2009 Saturn SKY

65 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Saturn SKY year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2009 B 65 0 2 42,500 Airbags
2008 C 216 9 3 28,000 Airbags
2007 D 342 13 0 42,453 Airbags

What breaks on a Saturn SKY

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Airbags 368 59.1%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 91 14.6%

Worst in 2008

Electrical System 54 8.7%

Worst in 2007

Seats 30 4.8%

Worst in 2007

Transmission & Drivetrain 16 2.6%

Worst in 2007

Other & Unspecified 14 2.2%

Worst in 2007

Engine & Cooling 9 1.4%

Worst in 2008

Lights 6 1.0%

Worst in 2007

Steering 5 0.8%

Worst in 2007

Seat Belts 5 0.8%

Worst in 2007

Stability & Traction Control 5 0.8%

Worst in 2007

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 0.6%

Worst in 2007

Equipment & Accessories 4 0.6%

Worst in 2007

Body & Structure 3 0.5%

Worst in 2007

Exactly what failed on a Saturn SKY

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 14 26.4%
Vacuum 13 24.5%
Power Assist 5 9.4%
Frontal 5 9.4%
Ignition 4 7.5%
Differential Unit 3 5.7%
Seal 3 5.7%
Sensor/Control Module 2 3.8%
AIR Conditioner 2 3.8%
Hydraulic 2 3.8%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Saturn SKY, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 2006 peak 26 Dec 2025

Saturn SKY problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Saturn SKY in Florida 90 Saturn SKY in Texas 70 Saturn SKY in California 36 Saturn SKY in Michigan 29 Saturn SKY in Pennsylvania 28 Saturn SKY in North Carolina 28 Saturn SKY in Tennessee 23 Saturn SKY in Virginia 21

Compare the Saturn SKY

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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