Saab fuel system problems
Across all Saab models in NHTSA's complaint database, 304 complaints involve fuel system. The 9-3 accounts for the largest share (36%). The single worst model year is the 2005 9-2X with 41 fuel system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 304 about fuel system, all Saab models
- Most affected
- 9-3 36% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 227 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 5
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Saab models
Worst model years for fuel system
- 2005 Saab 9-2X41 complaints
- 2006 Saab 9-7X32 complaints
- 2003 Saab 9-320 complaints
- 2001 Saab 9-518 complaints
- 2001 Saab 9-316 complaints
Fuel system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 8 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2000 | 21 |
| 2001 | 42 |
| 2002 | 15 |
| 2003 | 27 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2005 | 58 |
| 2006 | 46 |
| 2007 | 20 |
| 2008 | 15 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 |
Among the 227 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.