Saturn SL Generations

Front 3/4 view of a Saturn SL

The SL has 3 generations available in North American markets. A generation is a group 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 2nd generation (1997—2000) has been the least reliable.

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  1. 3rd Generation SL

    Years
    2002–2002
    Reliability
    8th of 34
    PainRank™
    0.49
    Complaints
    2
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  2. 2nd Generation SL

    Years
    1997–2000
    Reliability
    11th of 34
    PainRank™
    0.62
    Complaints
    8
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  3. 1st Generation SL

    Years
    1992–1995
    Reliability
    3rd of 34
    PainRank™
    0.3
    Complaints
    6
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