Vehicle report
2006 SATURN ION
This model year
What the record shows
The 2006 Saturn Ion is a compact car, and the 4th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 2003 to 2008.
The EPA rated five configurations: engines from 2-litre four-cylinder to 2.4-litre four-cylinder, front-wheel drive only, two transmissions and running on premium gasoline and regular gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 23 to 26 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 1,234 owner complaints, 4 safety recalls and 659 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.