Saab 9-7xYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 171 NHTSA owner complaints across 5 model years, no Saab 9-7x year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2005, 2006 and 2007. The 9-7x has 4 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years'05 '06 '07Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints171Top: Exterior lighting Safety recalls42005–2009 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: IFCAR, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Saab 9-7x years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 9-7x median. Tap a year for its full report.

25 59 48 22 17

'05'06'07'08'09

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2009Not rated–/10017 complaints · 0 recalls 2008Not rated–/10022 complaints · 1 recall 2007Solid50/10048 complaints · 4 recalls 2006Solid47/10059 complaints · 4 recalls 2005Best67/10025 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Saab 9-7x problems

All model years combined: 171 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

49Exterior lighting1 crash/fire/injury

43Electrical system11 crash/fire/injury

37Fuel system, gasoline

12Visibility

11Fuel/propulsion system

9Suspension

9Engine

9Electronic stability control (ESC)

8Air bags

4713 other systems5 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Exterior lighting	49	1
Electrical system	43	11
Fuel system, gasoline	37	0
Visibility	12	3
Fuel/propulsion system	11	0
Suspension	9	0
Engine	9	0
Electronic stability control (ESC)	9	0
Air bags	8	0
13 other systems	47	5

4 recalls

Saab 9-7x recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Exterior lighting: headlights15V-519 · 2006–2008 · Aug 14, 2015 · 429,170 vehicles Visibility: power window devices and controls14V-404 · 2005–2007 · Jul 2, 2014 · 184,611 vehicles Electrical system13V-248 · 2005–2007 · Jun 13, 2013 · 193,652 vehicles Electrical system12V-406 · 2006–2007 · Aug 16, 2012 · 278,174 vehicles

4 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the 9-7x

Apr 24, 2017
Loss of HeadlightsRQ17002 · 2005–2009 · closed Mar 29, 2021
No recall
Jun 11, 2012
Driver's Master Power Window SwitchEA12004 · 2005–2007 · closed Jun 21, 2013
Led to recall 12V-406
Apr 25, 2011
Fuel level gauge system failurePE11014 · 2005–2007 · closed Sep 23, 2011
No recall
Jan 7, 2010
Fuel Level Gauge System FailureDP10001 · 2005–2007 · closed May 23, 2011
No recall