Saab 9-3 by model year

1,689 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Saab 9-3 across 14 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Saab 9-3

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1999	80
2000	72
2001	74
2002	52
2003	323
2004	236
2005	114
2006	227
2007	182
2008	218
2009	46
2010	31
2011	33

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2012				21 to 24
2011	33	Air bags (76%)	3	20 to 24
2010	31	Air bags (71%)	3	21 to 24
2009	46	Air bags (37%)	2	18 to 23
2008	218	Air bags (33%)	2	18 to 23
2007	182	Air bags (37%)	2	18 to 22
2006	227	Air bags (38%)	2	19 to 23
2005	114	Suspension (28%)	2	22 to 23
2004	236	Seat belts (34%)	5	21 to 24
2003	323	Electrical system (16%)	4	21 to 23
2002	52	Electrical system (31%)	4	20 to 24
2001	74	Electrical system (35%)	4	21 to 22
2000	72	Electrical system (43%)	2	20 to 22
1999	80	Electrical system (28%)	3	19 to 21