What's Wrong with the 1st Generation LW200?

Front 3/4 view of a Saturn LW200

The 1st generation LW200 started in 2001 and runs to 2003.

Its PainRank™ score of 0.46 ranks 7th out of 34 eligible generations in reliability. Although more complaint data is needed to make this score more accurate. If you have a story to share you can add your complaint here.

What Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

Worst Topics

Worst Years

By the Numbers

  1. 1 model year

    Grouping all models by their year can reveal some baddies.

  2. 3 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  3. 7th in reliability

    Overall reliability rank out of 34 eligible generations.