Worst years for a Saab 9-5
Owners have filed 662 complaints about the Saab 9-5 with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2011. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Every Saab 9-5 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 58,000 | Lights |
| 2010 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2009 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2008 | B | 21 | 0 | 0 | 30,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | A | 17 | 0 | 0 | 52,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | A | 29 | 0 | 0 | 61,000 | Airbags |
| 2005 | C | 15 | 2 | 0 | 101,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2004 | C | 30 | 1 | 3 | 46,500 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | C | 69 | 1 | 0 | 75,400 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | D | 74 | 3 | 6 | 46,000 | Electrical System |
| 2001 | D | 113 | 0 | 8 | 57,447 | Electrical System |
| 2000 | D | 121 | 1 | 5 | 76,813 | Electrical System |
| 1999 | D | 157 | 5 | 1 | 77,000 | Electrical System |
| 1998 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Saab 9-5
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1999
Worst in 2011
Worst in 2003
Worst in 1999
Worst in 1999
Worst in 1999
Worst in 2001
Worst in 2000
Worst in 2002
Exactly what failed on a Saab 9-5
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Saab 9-5, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Saab 9-5 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Saab 9-5
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.