FaultScore

Saab 9-3 problems reported in Massachusetts

115 of the 1,689 complaints filed about the Saab 9-3 came from Massachusetts, most often about the airbags.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

115

Complaints from Massachusetts

6

Crashes

4

Fires

2004

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

1999 9-3 13 11.3%
2000 9-3 1 0.9%
2001 9-3 2 1.7%
2002 9-3 1 0.9%
2003 9-3 14 12.2%
2004 9-3 22 19.1%
2005 9-3 14 12.2%
2006 9-3 11 9.6%
2007 9-3 13 11.3%
2008 9-3 13 11.3%
2009 9-3 3 2.6%
2010 9-3 3 2.6%
2011 9-3 5 4.3%

Cities reporting most

Cambridge 5 12.8%
Manchester 4 10.3%
Medfield 4 10.3%
Hopedale 4 10.3%
Seekonk 4 10.3%
East Weymouth 3 7.7%
Somerville 3 7.7%
Palmer 3 7.7%
Arlington 3 7.7%
E. Weymouth 2 5.1%
East Longmeadow 2 5.1%
Carlisle 2 5.1%

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