Saab 9-3 Convertible

Owners filed 61 complaints across 4 model years of the Saab 9-3 Convertible. The 2001 drew the most (24).

Model years4
Complaints61
Recalls3
Fires5
Deaths0

Which Saab 9-3 Convertible years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Saab 9-3 Convertible model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Saab 9-3 Convertible model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20029
131Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodRoutine
200124
1—1Electrical System › Ignition › ModuleRoutine
200012
111Electrical System › IgnitionRoutine
199916
01—Seat BeltsRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.