Worst years for a Saab 900
Owners have filed 549 complaints about the Saab 900 with NHTSA across model years 1979 to 2000. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
1995 Saab 900159 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Every Saab 900 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1999 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1998 | C | 26 | 0 | 0 | 86,250 | Airbags |
| 1997 | A | 27 | 0 | 0 | 107,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1996 | B | 78 | 0 | 5 | 99,000 | Electrical System |
| 1995 | D | 159 | 11 | 5 | 80,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1994 | C | 88 | 5 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | Electrical System |
| 1992 | — | 25 | 2 | 1 | — | Airbags |
| 1991 | — | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 21 | 4 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 34 | 2 | 4 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1988 | — | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1987 | — | 12 | 0 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1986 | — | 18 | 1 | 2 | — | Electrical System |
| 1985 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1984 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1983 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1982 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1981 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1979 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Suspension |
What breaks on a Saab 900
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Worst in 1996
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Worst in 1994
Exactly what failed on a Saab 900
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Saab 900, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Saab 900 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 900
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.