Selling a junk Saturn Aura
Any Aura sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Saturn Aura
NHTSA has 2,227 owner complaints on file for the Saturn Aura, model years 2000 to 2010, the 176th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are steering (396, 18%), transmission and drivetrain (387, 17%), electrical system (257, 12%). 79 complaints involved a crash, 19 a fire, and 37 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 85,454 miles. The 2007 model year has the most complaints (950). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is steering, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to deciding whether to repair or junk: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Saturn Aura by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | Steering | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 6 | Electrical system | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 950 | Transmission and drivetrain | 23 | 11 | 4 | 80,340 |
| 2008 | 677 | Transmission and drivetrain | 36 | 3 | 5 | 80,000 |
| 2009 | 588 | Steering | 19 | 5 | 5 | 100,055 |
| 2010 | 2 | Lights | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Saturn Aura recalls
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for transmission and drivetrain (3), steering (2), electrical system (1). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2007 model year, steering (campaign 14E044000, Jul 2014): Dorman Products, Inc. (Dorman) is recalling certain replacement intermediate steering shafts sold under the Dorman, OE Solutions, and Solutions brand names, part numbers 425-167, 2425167, and 7-3074, for installation on …
- 2007 model year, electrical system (campaign 14V252000, May 2014): General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5,…
- 2007 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 14V224000, Apr 2014): General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on April 29, 2014, that they are recalling 56,214 model year 2007 and 2008 Saturn Aura vehicles. On May 22, 2014, GM increased the recall to include an additional 1,074,899 mod…
- 2008 model year, steering (campaign 14V153000, Mar 2014): General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 and 2008-2009 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2006 Malibu Maxx, 2009-2010 HHR (non-turbo), 2010 Cobalt, 2008-2009 Saturn Aura and 2004-2007 Ion, and 2005-2009 Pont…
- 2007 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 12V460000, Sep 2012): General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Saturn Aura and model year 2008-2010 Chevrolet Malibu and Pontiac G6 vehicles, equipped with a 4-speed automatic transmission. On these vehicles, the tabs on …
What a Saturn Aura is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Aura on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Saturn Aura worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Aura gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Saturn Aura that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Saturn Aura?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Saturn Aura numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.