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Saturn L300Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 128 NHTSA owner complaints across 3 model years, no Saturn L300 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2003, 2004 and 2005. The L300 has 2 safety recalls on record.

Saturn L300
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years'03 '04 '05Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints128Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls22003–2005 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: IFCAR, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Saturn L300 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 L300 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'03'04'05
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2005Best71/10025 complaints · 0 recalls2004Solid47/10061 complaints · 2 recalls2003Solid50/10042 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Saturn L300 problems

All model years combined: 128 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 system324
Exterior lighting221
Engine and engine cooling160
Power train100
Vehicle speed control93
Engine91
Fuel system, gasoline81
Steering71
Tires70
15 other systems439
2 recalls

Saturn L300 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 · 2004 · Jun 2, 2005 · 291,652 vehicles–Seat belts05V-158 · 2004 · Apr 20, 2005 · 20,701 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the L300

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