FaultScore

Saab 9-3 problems reported in New York

155 of the 1,689 complaints filed about the Saab 9-3 came from New York, most often about the electrical system.

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.

155

Complaints from New York

3

Crashes

3

Fires

2003

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

1999 9-3 10 6.5%
2000 9-3 9 5.8%
2001 9-3 9 5.8%
2002 9-3 9 5.8%
2003 9-3 23 14.8%
2004 9-3 15 9.7%
2005 9-3 11 7.1%
2006 9-3 18 11.6%
2007 9-3 19 12.3%
2008 9-3 18 11.6%
2009 9-3 5 3.2%
2010 9-3 4 2.6%
2011 9-3 5 3.2%

Cities reporting most

NEW York 11 18.0%
Brooklyn 9 14.8%
Garden City 6 9.8%
Stottville 4 6.6%
Freeville 4 6.6%
Farmington 4 6.6%
Walworth 4 6.6%
Penn YAN 4 6.6%
Clifton Park 4 6.6%
Webster 4 6.6%
Rochester 4 6.6%
North Tonawanda 3 4.9%

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