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1996 Saturn Sc

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1996 Saturn Sc do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 23.5.

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26Owner complaints

Model-year median: 23.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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199351
199439
199526
199633
199713
199824
1999
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
6Electrical System
5Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4Structure
4Seats
3
All reported categories
Equipment
2Power Train
2Suspension
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Air Bags
1Child Seat
1Engine
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Seat Belts
1Service Brakes
1Steering
1Unknown Or Other
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 10 of 26 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports

What owners actually said

26 reports
Mileage unknown · Aug 24, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED AT 52000, SECOND PORT DEVELOPED A CRACK ALLOWING OIL INTO COOLING SYSTEM.

NHTSA ODI #540307

Mileage unknown · Oct 27, 1997
SeatsCrashInjury

DURING COLLISION SEAT BACK COLLAPSED.

NHTSA ODI #523849

Mileage unknown · Sep 9, 1997
Air BagsElectrical SystemEquipment

A/C SYSTEM FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #521860

Mileage unknown · Jun 23, 1996
Service Brakes, HydraulicSteering

GLAZED ROTORS CAUSE BRAKES TO SQUEAL.

NHTSA ODI #505886

Mileage unknown · Mar 8, 1996
Suspension

VEHICLE HAS POOR STABILITY,PULLING EITHER SIDES DUE TO RIGHT WHEEL BEING BENT CAUSING FRAME TO SHIFT, VEHICLE PURCHASED IN THIS CONDITION ON 01/03/96. *AK

NHTSA ODI #980442

Mileage unknown · Jan 16, 1996
Suspension

THE REAR SUSPENSION BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ODI #977632

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.