FaultScore

Worst years for a Saab 95

Owners have filed 62 complaints about the Saab 95 with NHTSA across model years 2000 to 2002. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2001 Saab 95

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

Cleanest on record

2002 Saab 95

15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Saab 95 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
2002 B 15 0 0 48,000 Electrical System
2001 D 28 2 2 60,100 Electrical System
2000 C 19 2 0 80,000 Electrical System

What breaks on a Saab 95

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

Electrical System 19 30.6%

Worst in 2001

Engine & Cooling 13 21.0%

Worst in 2001

Fuel & Propulsion 8 12.9%

Worst in 2000

Airbags 3 4.8%

Worst in 2000

Brakes 3 4.8%

Worst in 2001

Lights 3 4.8%

Worst in 2000

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 3.2%

Worst in 2000

Wheels 2 3.2%

Worst in 2001

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 1.6%

Worst in 2001

Steering 1 1.6%

Worst in 2002

Suspension 1 1.6%

Worst in 2001

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 1.6%

Worst in 2000

Tires 1 1.6%

Worst in 2001

Seat Belts 1 1.6%

Worst in 2001

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Saab 95, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 2000 peak 3 Apr 2018

Compare the Saab 95

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.