Saab electrical system problems
Across all Saab models in NHTSA's complaint database, 688 complaints involve electrical system. The 9-5 accounts for the largest share (47%). The single worst model year is the 1999 9-5 with 90 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 688 about electrical system, all Saab models
- Most affected
- 9-5 47% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 532 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 60
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Saab models
Worst model years for electrical system
- 1999 Saab 9-590 complaints
- 2001 Saab 9-572 complaints
- 2000 Saab 9-567 complaints
- 2003 Saab 9-351 complaints
- 2002 Saab 9-546 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 13 |
| 1995 | 24 |
| 1996 | 16 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 122 |
| 2000 | 103 |
| 2001 | 116 |
| 2002 | 66 |
| 2003 | 80 |
| 2004 | 27 |
| 2005 | 18 |
| 2006 | 29 |
| 2007 | 27 |
| 2008 | 19 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 |
Among the 532 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.