FaultScore

Saab 900 problems reported in California

100 of the 549 complaints filed about the Saab 900 came from California, 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.

100

Complaints from California

3

Crashes

6

Fires

1994

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

1984 900 4 4.0%
1986 900 4 4.0%
1988 900 1 1.0%
1989 900 8 8.0%
1990 900 6 6.0%
1992 900 2 2.0%
1993 900 1 1.0%
1994 900 32 32.0%
1995 900 22 22.0%
1996 900 13 13.0%
1997 900 4 4.0%
1998 900 3 3.0%

Cities reporting most

Altadena 15 25.4%
Oakland 7 11.9%
Escondido 6 10.2%
Long Beach 6 10.2%
LOS Angele 4 6.8%
Sacramento 4 6.8%
Berkeley 4 6.8%
MT Shasta 3 5.1%
Pasadena 3 5.1%
Santa Monica 3 5.1%
Rancho Palos Verdes 2 3.4%
Newbury PA 2 3.4%

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