2000 Saab 9-3: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 72 complaints
72
Total Complaints
88,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

54,000 25th Percentile
88,000 Median Mileage
106,178 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
12
AIR BAGS
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
8
SEAT BELTS
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
1
Fires
11
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE IGNITION SWITCH IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE OF THE VEHICLE. A CHILD, KNEELING IN THE PASENGER SEAT (NO ONE ELSE WAS INVEHICLE) TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH ON, THE CAR STARTED IN REVERSE AND JERK BACKWORDS TROWING THE CHILD FROM THE VEHICLE, HITTING HIM WITH THE PASSENGER DOOR, HITTING THE GA..."
"WHEN CHILD PUT KEY IN IGNITION WITHOUT DEPRESSING CLUTCH, VEHICLE STARTED UP, ROLLING BACKWARD .*AK *JB"
"WHEN CHILD PUT KEY IN IGNITION WITHOUT DEPRESSING CLUTCH, VEHICLE STARTED UP, ROLLING BACKWARD .*AK *JB"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28