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Worst years for a Saab 9-7X

Owners have filed 237 complaints about the Saab 9-7X with NHTSA across model years 2005 to 2009. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2007 Saab 9-7X

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

Cleanest on record

2009 Saab 9-7X

17 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Saab 9-7X 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
2009 A 17 0 1 70,000 Lights
2008 A 32 0 1 72,246 Lights
2007 D 71 0 9 73,066 Electrical System
2006 C 84 0 5 90,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2005 B 33 0 4 95,000 Lights

What breaks on a Saab 9-7X

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

Fuel & Propulsion 52 21.9%

Worst in 2006

Lights 49 20.7%

Worst in 2009

Electrical System 43 18.1%

Worst in 2007

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 19 8.0%

Worst in 2007

Engine & Cooling 13 5.5%

Worst in 2006

Stability & Traction Control 10 4.2%

Worst in 2006

Suspension 9 3.8%

Worst in 2007

Airbags 8 3.4%

Worst in 2006

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 3.0%

Worst in 2007

Steering 5 2.1%

Worst in 2007

Body & Structure 5 2.1%

Worst in 2007

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 1.7%

Worst in 2006

Seats 4 1.7%

Worst in 2005

Other & Unspecified 3 1.3%

Worst in 2005

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Saab 9-7X, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2006 peak 9 Dec 2025

Compare the Saab 9-7X

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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