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Saturn L200Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 138 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Saturn L200.

Saturn L200
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints138Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls42003 model years

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

Best & worst years

Saturn L200 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 L200 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'03
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2003Not rated–/100138 complaints · 4 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Saturn L200 problems

All model years combined: 138 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
Electrical system506
Engine and engine cooling180
Exterior lighting162
Fuel system, gasoline140
Steering112
Visibility102
Engine90
Air bags85
Power train80
15 other systems508
4 recalls

Saturn L200 recalls

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

–Exterior lighting: brake lights05V-245 · 2003 · Jun 2, 2005 · 291,652 vehicles–Seat belts05V-158 · 2003 · Apr 20, 2005 · 20,701 vehicles–Ignition: module03V-231 · 2003 · Jun 23, 2003 · 239,993 vehicles–Windshield wiper/washer: motor02V-283 · 2003 · Oct 29, 2002 · 1,448 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the L200

  1. TIMING CHAIN FAILUREPE06006 · 2003 · closed Jun 6, 2006
    No recall
  2. TIMING CHAIN FAILUREDP05008 · 2003 · closed Feb 6, 2006
    No recall