SAAB 9-3 1998 reliability and quality
Production year from 1998 to 2002
Unfortunately, the most recent inspection data for this SAAB 9-3 is more than 10 years old, but at that time reliability was good.
During regular inspections from 2004 to 2010 in average failures were found for approximately only 9.6 percents of SAAB 9-3.
The most recent data available is for 2010, when the average defect rate for a 11-year-old SAAB 9-3 was 12.3 percent, the average for a car that age was 19.4 percent. So in terms of reliability, SAAB 9-3 has performed very well, or more reliable than 85% of the other cars tested.
Year of inspection | Age of car | Failures found % / average for same age cars |
Place in rating |
---|---|---|---|
SAAB 9-3 2002 | |||
2010 | 8 years | 5.2% / 14.70% | 13. from 123 |
2009 | 7 years | 11.0% / 14.00% | 26. from 94 |
2008 | 6 years | 7.5% / 8.90% | 37. from 111 |
SAAB 9-3 2001 | |||
2009 | 8 years | 11.0% / 14.00% | 26. from 94 |
2008 | 7 years | 9.8% / 13.30% | 24. from 99 |
2007 | 6 years | 8.3% / 10.70% | 28. from 107 |
SAAB 9-3 2000 | |||
2009 | 9 years | 14.3% / 18.30% | 19. from 87 |
2008 | 8 years | 9.8% / 13.30% | 24. from 99 |
2007 | 7 years | 11.9% / 15.80% | 23. from 96 |
SAAB 9-3 1999 | |||
2010 | 11 years | 19.4% / 24.10% | 14. from 75 |
2009 | 10 years | 14.3% / 18.30% | 19. from 87 |
2008 | 9 years | 13.1% / 18.10% | 20. from 88 |
SAAB 9-3 1998 | |||
2010 | 12 years | 19.4% / 24.10% | 14. from 75 |
2009 | 11 years | 17.8% / 23.30% | 12. from 68 |
2008 | 10 years | 13.1% / 18.10% | 20. from 88 |