Saab 9000

Owners filed 102 complaints across 9 model years of the Saab 9000. The 1993 drew the most (29).

Model years9
Complaints102
Recalls17
Fires5
Deaths0

Which Saab 9000 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Saab 9000 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 9000 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
19981
1——Suspension › Front › Control ArmRoutine
19976
1——Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
199610
011Power Train › Automatic TransmissionRoutine
19958
0——Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle)Routine
199414
4——Air Bags › FrontalRoutine
199329
511Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)Routine
199219
41—Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)Routine
19918
11—Seat Belts › Front › Buckle AssemblyRoutine
19907
11—Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipRoutine

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