Saturn VUE
2006 only
2006 Saturn VUE have 360 classified complaints on record for that year specifically. The most common issue in this year is Airbags, seatbelts and restraints, typically surfacing around 88,500 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2006 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Saturn VUE report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2006 only
Median onset: 88,500 miles. 2.7% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Median onset: 80,000 miles.
Median onset: 80,000 miles.
Median onset: 77,000 miles.
Median onset: 116,200 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 52,145 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · Typical repair: $370–$690 nationally.
Median onset: 112,500 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years. · Typical repair: $750–$2,230 nationally.
Median onset: 145,693 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2006 model year. See the full Saturn VUE report for every year and full specs/safety data.