Fatal crash profile · Make

SAAB

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 102
Fatal crashes: 102
Deaths inside: 73
Other deaths: 39

Between 2020 and 2024, 102 vehicles described as SAAB were involved in 102 fatal crashes in the United States. 73 people died inside these vehicles and 39 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	31
2021	11
2022	27
2023	15
2024	18

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

65%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	18	14
2021	9	6
2022	17	11
2023	12	4
2024	17	4

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

33%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

37%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About double the share for all vehicles: 18%

50%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	SAAB	All vehicles
Driver speeding	33.3%	19.0%
Driver drinking	37.3%	17.7%
At night	50.0%	49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	74
Cloudy	14
Rain	7
Snow	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	51
Dark - Not Lighted	25
Dark - Lighted	20
Dusk	3
Dawn	2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
New York	8
California	7
Wisconsin	6
Michigan	5
Pennsylvania	5
Florida	5
Colorado	4
Connecticut	4
Oregon	4
New Mexico	4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

SAAB models

9-3 63 crashes
9-5 17 crashes
9-7X 12 crashes
9-2X 4 crashes
900 4 crashes
9000 2 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 3, 2024	Clayton County, Georgia	CS-FAYETTEVILLE RD	1
Dec 3, 2024	Sarasota County, Florida	SR-777 N RIVER RD	3
Nov 13, 2024	Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire	SR-12	1
Oct 22, 2024	Dodge County, Wisconsin	SR-26	1
Oct 19, 2024	Ramapo, Rockland County, New York	SR-987C	1
Sep 30, 2024	Temple, Bell County, Texas	SR-363	2
Sep 18, 2024	Kingston, Ulster County, New York	SR-28	1
Aug 4, 2024	Waldo County, Maine	SR-137 BELFAST RD	1
Aug 1, 2024	Manatee County, Florida	SR-62	1
Jul 13, 2024	Jaffrey Center, Cheshire County, New Hampshire	SR-101	1
Jun 19, 2024	Burnham, Waldo County, Maine	WINNECOOK RD	1
Jun 2, 2024	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	W CONGRESS ST	1
May 20, 2024	Wyoming County, Pennsylvania	SR-307 ROOSEVELT HWY	1
May 10, 2024	Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine	PLEASANT HILL RD	1
Apr 16, 2024	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio	SR-43 MILES RD	1
Mar 19, 2024	Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida	SR-809	1
Mar 9, 2024	Thurston County, Washington	CR-BRIDGE RD SE	1
Feb 11, 2024	Santa Barbara County, California	SR-246	1
Nov 16, 2023	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	W OUTER DR	1
Nov 4, 2023	Lawrence County, Indiana	CR-200	1
Oct 25, 2023	Carbon County, Montana	SR-72	1
Aug 21, 2023	Columbia County, Oregon	US-30 ODOT 92	1
Aug 19, 2023	Lexington County, South Carolina	SR-73 FISH HATCHERY RD	1
Aug 14, 2023	Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York	CR-70	1
Aug 7, 2023	Davidson County, North Carolina	SSR-1166 BROADWAY RD	1

Compare SAAB with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.