Saab seat belts problems
Across all Saab models in NHTSA's complaint database, 203 complaints involve seat belts. The 9-3 accounts for the largest share (81%). The single worst model year is the 2004 9-3 with 80 seat belts complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 203 about seat belts, all Saab models
- Most affected
- 9-3 81% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 88,000 miles 138 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Saab models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 9-3 | 164 | 81% |
| 900 | 13 | 6% |
| 9000 | 10 | 5% |
| 9-5 | 9 | 4% |
| 9-3 Convertible | 6 | 3% |
Worst model years for seat belts
- 2004 Saab 9-380 complaints
- 2005 Saab 9-322 complaints
- 2006 Saab 9-315 complaints
- 2003 Saab 9-312 complaints
- 2008 Saab 9-310 complaints
Seat belts complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 9 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 13 |
| 2004 | 80 |
| 2005 | 22 |
| 2006 | 15 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 |
Among the 138 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.