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1996 Saturn SL oil consumption reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe engine burns oil between changes on the 1996 Saturn SL — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Oil consumption reports
2%
share of complaints
95,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Oil consumption in other SL years

1997 SL6
1995 SL5
SL oil consumption by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 1996 Saturn SL

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1996 Saturn SL report before drawing conclusions.