Saab 9-5 by model year

724 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Saab 9-5 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 9-5

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	157
2000	140
2001	141
2002	89
2003	69
2004	30
2005	15
2006	29
2007	17
2008	21
2009	2
2010	2
2011	11

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2012				20 to 24
2011	11			20 to 24
2010	2			20
2009	2		1	20 to 21
2008	21		2	20 to 21
2007	17		2	20 to 21
2006	29	Air bags (45%)	2	20 to 22
2005	15		2	20 to 21
2004	30	Electrical system (47%)	2	20 to 22
2003	69	Electrical system (42%)	4	19 to 22
2002	89	Electrical system (52%)	6	19 to 22
2001	141	Electrical system (51%)	4	19 to 22
2000	140	Electrical system (48%)	3	19 to 21
1999	157	Electrical system (57%)	2	19 to 22