Worst years for a Saab 9000
Owners have filed 196 complaints about the Saab 9000 with NHTSA across model years 1986 to 1998. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
Avoid
1993 Saab 900034 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Every Saab 9000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Suspension |
| 1997 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 45,900 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | C | 23 | 2 | 2 | 55,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1995 | A | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1994 | C | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1993 | D | 34 | 1 | 1 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1992 | — | 32 | 0 | 1 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1991 | — | 11 | 0 | 1 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1990 | — | 8 | 0 | 2 | — | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 24 | 2 | 3 | — | Electrical System |
| 1988 | — | 17 | 0 | 3 | — | Electrical System |
| 1987 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 1986 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
What breaks on a Saab 9000
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1996
Worst in 1992
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1993
Worst in 1997
Worst in 1989
Worst in 1988
Worst in 1987
Worst in 1992
Worst in 1992
Worst in 1991
Exactly what failed on a Saab 9000
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Saab 9000, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Saab 9000
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.