How Reliable is the Saturn Aura?

Front 3/4 view of a Saturn Aura

Aura owners have made 176 complaints over 4 model years. It ranks second to last in reliaibility out of 22 eligible Saturn models.

Our reliability rank is based on our PainRank™ system. A higher number means you can expect more significant problems. The average Saturn score is 4.43 while the Aura comes in at 22.31.

What Aura Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

What Breaks

Years to Avoid

Full Lists on CarComplaints.com

Aura Generations

Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The Aura has 1 generation available in North American markets.

  1. 1st Generation Aura

    Years
    2007–2010
    Reliability
    33rd of 34
    PainRank™
    13.31
    Complaints
    176
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Aura Key Numbers

  1. 176 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  2. 948 service bulletins

    Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.

  3. 6 recall campaigns

    Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.

Recent Aura News

There's a lot of news out there, but not all of it matters. We try to boil down it to the most important bits about things that actually help you with your car problem. Interested in getting these stories in an email? Signup for free email alerts over at CarComplaints.com.

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