Saab

11 model lines · 101 recall campaigns · 2,614 complaints · 33 investigations · reports filed by SAAB CARS USA, INC.; General Motors, LLC

Saab has 11 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1965–2012), with 101 recall campaigns and 2,614 consumer complaints.

Campaigns were most numerous in 1994 (9). The component complaints name most often is electrical system (196 per 1,000 component mentions). The 9-3 line has the most complaints, 1,299 over 14 model years.

A further 1 equipment, tire or child-seat campaign name Saab and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between Saab model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model lines

Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Saab only.

Model line	Model years	Campaigns	Complaints	Per model year	Most-reported component
9-3	14	17	1,299	92.8	Air Bags
9-5	14	9	499	35.6	Electrical System
900	22	30	359	16.3	Electrical System
9-7X	5	4	163	32.6	Exterior Lighting
9000	13	13	136	10.5	Power Train
9-2X	2	8	104	52.0	Air Bags
95	10	7	51	5.1	Electrical System
9-4X	2	2	3	1.5	Unknown or Other
99	12	19	0	0.0
96	8	7	0	0.0
97	4	4	0	0.0

Campaigns by year

Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming Saab vehicles, by year the report was received.

Complaints by year

Complaints about Saab vehicles by year received.

Components most reported

Electrical System196

Air Bags151.4

Engine and Engine Cooling85

Suspension69.9

Seat Belts57.1

Power Train56.8

Fuel System, Gasoline54.2

Service Brakes, Hydraulic45.7

Engine37

Exterior Lighting35.2

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Saab complaints.

Questions and answers

How many recalls has Saab had?

101 NHTSA recall campaigns name Saab vehicles (model years 1965–2012). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 5,050,925, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.

Which Saab model line has the most complaints?

9-3: 1,299 complaints over 14 model years (92.8 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.

What components are reported most for Saab?

electrical system (196 per 1,000 mentions), air bags (151.4 per 1,000 mentions), engine and engine cooling (85 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.