Saab 900
Owners filed 299 complaints across 11 model years of the Saab 900. The 1995 drew the most (100); the 2000 the fewest (1).
Model years11
Complaints299
Recalls24
Fires11
Deaths0
Every Saab 900 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Tires › Sidewall | Routine | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Suspension › Front | Routine | |
| 1998 | 24 | 3 | — | — | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1997 | 21 | 3 | — | — | Seats › Front Assembly › Power Adjust | Routine | |
| 1996 | 48 | 3 | 3 | — | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 1995 | 100 | 7 | 3 | 7 | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 1994 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 3 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Structure › Body › Door | Routine | |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1990 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine |
Which Saab 900 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1995 is the weakest year on record, with 100 complaints concentrated in the power train › manual transmission. It carries 7 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.