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Worst years for a Saab 9-3 Convertible

Owners have filed 78 complaints about the Saab 9-3 Convertible with NHTSA across model years 1999 to 2002. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2002 Saab 9-3 Convertible

14 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

1999 Saab 9-3 Convertible

17 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Saab 9-3 Convertible year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2002 D 14 1 8 13,000 Electrical System
2001 C 31 1 0 74,000 Electrical System
2000 C 16 1 2 79,950 Electrical System
1999 C 17 0 1 76,354 Electrical System

What breaks on a Saab 9-3 Convertible

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 23 29.5%

Worst in 2001

Airbags 10 12.8%

Worst in 1999

Fuel & Propulsion 8 10.3%

Worst in 2001

Engine & Cooling 7 9.0%

Worst in 2001

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 7.7%

Worst in 2001

Seat Belts 6 7.7%

Worst in 1999

Brakes 3 3.8%

Worst in 2001

Body & Structure 3 3.8%

Worst in 2002

Tires 3 3.8%

Worst in 2001

Wheels 3 3.8%

Worst in 2001

Lights 2 2.6%

Worst in 2000

Steering 1 1.3%

Worst in 1999

Suspension 1 1.3%

Worst in 2001

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 1.3%

Worst in 2002

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Saab 9-3 Convertible, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2001 peak 6 May 2020

Compare the Saab 9-3 Convertible

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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