FaultScore

Worst years for a Saturn VUE Hybrid

Owners have filed 72 complaints about the Saturn VUE Hybrid with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2009. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2007 Saturn VUE Hybrid

44 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2009 Saturn VUE Hybrid

12 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Saturn VUE Hybrid 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 A 12 0 0 120,000 Electrical System
2008 B 16 1 0 60,000 Electrical System
2007 C 44 1 0 98,402 Electrical System

What breaks on a Saturn VUE Hybrid

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

Worst in 2007

Airbags 14 19.4%

Worst in 2007

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 8.3%

Worst in 2008

Engine & Cooling 4 5.6%

Worst in 2007

Other & Unspecified 4 5.6%

Worst in 2007

Steering 3 4.2%

Worst in 2008

Brakes 3 4.2%

Worst in 2007

Seat Belts 3 4.2%

Worst in 2007

Stability & Traction Control 3 4.2%

Worst in 2008

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 2.8%

Worst in 2009

Fuel & Propulsion 1 1.4%

Worst in 2007

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 1.4%

Worst in 2007

Complaints filed over time

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

Sep 2010 peak 6 Apr 2019

Compare the Saturn VUE Hybrid

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