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Saturn ION at salvage auctions

Copart 2007 Saturn ION LEVEL 2 1G8AJ55F37Z106678 Front End99,068 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2006 Saturn ION LEVEL 2 1G8AJ55FX6Z130247 Ao upcomingNov 13 Copart 2005 Saturn ION LEVEL 3 1G8AL52F05Z183259 Front End208,409 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2006 Saturn ION LEVEL 3 1G8AW18F56Z106105 Front End198,492 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2006 Saturn ION LEVEL 3 1G8AL55F76Z111083 Front End237,886 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2005 Saturn ION LEVEL 3 1G8AL52F75Z114696 Front End115,088 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2006 Saturn ION LEVEL 2 1G8AJ55F76Z157311 Side64,091 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2006 Saturn ION LEVEL 2 1G8AJ55F56Z174169 Front End170,880 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 2004 Saturn ION 1G8AZ52F94Z103499 Front End upcomingNov 10 Copart 2005 Saturn ION LEVEL 3 1G8AL52F45Z179781 Front End162,141 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 2007 Saturn ION LEVEL 2 1G8AJ55F47Z110514 Front End245,545 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 2005 Saturn ION LEVEL 3 1G8AL52F85Z126078 Front End53,208 mi upcomingNov 10 Copart 2004 Saturn ION LEVEL 2 1G8AJ52F94Z118527 Front End Nov 9 Copart 2006 Saturn ION LEVEL 2 1G8AN15F36Z100973 Rear End86,506 mi Nov 9 Copart 2006 Saturn ION LEVEL 3 1G8AW18F56Z106105 Front End198,492 mi not soldNov 9 Copart 2005 Saturn ION LEVEL 3 1G8AL52F05Z183259 Front End208,409 mi not soldNov 9 Copart 2004 Saturn ION LEVEL 1 1G8AG52F04Z211547 Front End192,979 mi Jan 30 Copart 2007 Saturn ION LEVEL 3 1G8AL55F87Z159273 Front End315,845 mi Jan 27 Copart 2007 Saturn ION LEVEL 2 1G8AM15F97Z104630 Front End104,712 mi Jan 27 Copart 2005 Saturn ION LEVEL 2 1G8AJ52F15Z110312 Side134,891 mi Jan 27 Copart 2004 Saturn ION LEVEL 2 1G8AM12F64Z140047 Front End Jan 26 Copart 2005 Saturn ION LEVEL 2 1G8AJ52F65Z169405 Front End108,316 mi Jan 26 Copart 2004 Saturn ION LEVEL 2 1G8AJ52F84Z170330 Front End77,431 mi Jan 26 Copart 2005 Saturn ION LEVEL 2 1G8AJ52F05Z113492 Front End163,326 mi Jan 26

Saturn ION: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Saturn ION: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars216
Median retail value$3,563
Median repair cost, % of value104%
Median odometer133,690 mi
Run and drive86%
Model year
2003
2005
632007
Primary damage
  1. Front End 132 61%
  2. Rear End 28 13%
  3. Side 20 9.3%
  4. Minor Dent / Scratches 7 3.2%
  5. Normal Wear 7 3.2%
  6. All Over 6 2.8%
  7. Mechanical 4 1.9%
  8. Rollover 3 1.4%
  9. Undercarriage 3 1.4%
  10. All Over 2 <1%
Yard state
  1. IL25 12%
  2. CO13 6.0%
  3. GA11 5.1%
  4. MO10 4.6%
  5. NV10 4.6%
  6. TN10 4.6%
  7. CA9 4.2%
  8. PA9 4.2%
  9. UT9 4.2%
  10. NC8 3.7%
  11. SC8 3.7%
  12. TX8 3.7%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

5,472 complaints about the Saturn ION (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints5,472
With a crash334
With a fire23
Injured227
Deaths5
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Steering
    median 70,000 mi at failure     1,724 32%
  2. Electrical system
    median 60,000 mi at failure     1,599 29%
  3. Fuel and propulsion
    median 81,694 mi at failure     583 11%
  4. Engine and cooling
    median 75,000 mi at failure     288 5%
  5. Airbags
    median 67,500 mi at failure     263 5%
  6. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 56,891 mi at failure     202 4%
  7. Speed control
    median 80,026 mi at failure     116 2%
  8. Exterior lighting
    median 50,000 mi at failure     104 2%
  9. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 57,058 mi at failure     85 2%
  10. Body and structure
    median 58,000 mi at failure     76 1%
Complaints by model year
2003
2005
1,537
2008

Recalls

12 recall campaigns for the Saturn ION.

Recall campaigns by model year
2003
10
2005
2007

Real sale prices

498 sales of the Saturn ION at US government auctions, median price $1,875. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.