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Saturn AuraYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 1,432 NHTSA owner complaints across 4 model years, no Saturn Aura year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2007, 2008 and 2009. The Aura has 5 safety recalls on record.

Saturn Aura
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years'07 '08 '09Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1,432Top: SteeringSafety recalls52007–2010 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Cutlass, CC0.

Best & worst years

Saturn Aura years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Aura median. Tap a year for its full report.

'07'08'09'10
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2010Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls2009Solid53/100390 complaints · 4 recalls2008Solid50/100433 complaints · 4 recalls2007Solid42/100607 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Saturn Aura problems

All model years combined: 1,432 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Steering39012
Power train37518
Electrical system2578
Service brakes1819
Air bags15017
Exterior lighting1452
Electronic stability control (ESC)1364
Engine1006
Vehicle speed control975
19 other systems31921
5 recalls

Saturn Aura recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

60%Electrical system: wiring14V-252 · 2007–2010 · May 14, 2014 · 2,440,524 vehicles54%Power train: automatic transmission14V-224 · 2007–2008 · Apr 30, 2014 · 1,131,113 vehicles60%Steering: electric power assist system14V-153 · 2008–2009 · Mar 31, 2014 · 1,373,177 vehicles–Automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)12V-460 · 2007–2010 · Sep 18, 2012 · 426,240 vehicles–Lever and linkage: column shift09V-073 · 2009 · Mar 6, 2009 · 276,729 vehicles
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Aura

  1. Transmission Shift Cable FailureEA11015 · 2007–2008 · closed Jun 2, 2014
    Led to recall 14V-224
  2. Transmission Cable FailurePE11021 · 2007 · closed Nov 22, 2011
    No recall
  3. Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion AuditAQ10001 · 2009 · closed Dec 28, 2015
    No recall