Saab 9-3
Registered from 1999 to 2012.
About this model
The Saab 9-3 is a compact executive car initially developed and manufactured by the Swedish automaker Saab.
From the Wikipedia article Saab 9-3, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 220 hp · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway |
| 2011 | 210 hp · 1680 kg · 2680 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2010 | 1490 kg · 2680 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2009 | 1490 kg · 2680 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2008 | 1490 kg · 2680 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2007 | 1490 kg · 2680 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2006 | 1490 kg · 2680 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2005 | 1490 kg · 2680 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2004 | 1490 kg · 2680 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2003 | 1450 kg · 2680 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2002 | 1375 kg · 2610 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 2001 | 1375 kg · 2610 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened September 2021, still open.
Seat belt retractor
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2009, closed February 2010.
Engine compartment fire
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 2009, closed December 2009.
Front Suspension Coil Spring Fracture
Engineering analysis, opened December 2008, closed June 2010.
Front suspension coil spring fracture
Preliminary evaluation, opened August 2008, closed December 2008.
Reduced brake power-assist
Preliminary evaluation, opened January 2008, closed June 2008.
Fuel line leakage
Recall query, opened December 2005, closed April 2006.
Engine stall/ engine compartment fires
Preliminary evaluation, opened April 2005, closed September 2005.
Engine stall
Engineering analysis, opened March 2004, closed October 2004.
Engine stall
Preliminary evaluation, opened December 2003, closed March 2004.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Saab filed 2 bulletins about the 2012 9-3.
- Other: 2
- Saab: opening instruction for switch component ism cleaning operation. *pe · October 2011
- Saab: replacing vs cleaning ism module. *pe · October 2011
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.