Fatal crash profile · Model

SAAB 9-3

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 63
Fatal crashes: 63
Deaths inside: 46
Other deaths: 23

Between 2020 and 2024, 63 vehicles described as SAAB 9-3 were involved in 63 fatal crashes in the United States. 46 people died inside these vehicles and 23 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	19
2021	9
2022	15
2023	9
2024	11

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

67%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for SAAB: 65%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	11	9
2021	8	4
2022	11	5
2023	7	2
2024	9	3

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

35%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About the same as the share for SAAB: 33%
About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

32%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 85 percent of the share for SAAB: 37%
About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

49%

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

About the same as the share for SAAB: 50%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	SAAB 9-3	SAAB	All vehicles
Driver speeding	34.9%	33.3%	19.0%
Driver drinking	31.7%	37.3%	17.7%
At night	49.2%	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	46
Cloudy	9
Rain	3
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	31
Dark - Lighted	15
Dark - Not Lighted	14
Dusk	2
Dark - Unknown Lighting	1

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
California	5
New York	5
Colorado	3
Pennsylvania	3
Michigan	3
Ohio	3
Wisconsin	3
Texas	3
Georgia	3
North Carolina	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

SAAB 9-3 by model year

2007 11 crashes
2006 13 crashes
2004 10 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
Jul 4, 2022	Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut	WEST MOUNTAIN RD	1
Jun 22, 2022	Conyers, Rockdale County, Georgia	SR-162	1
Jun 21, 2022	Santa Ana, Orange County, California	BRISTOL ST	1
May 10, 2022	Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania	US-22B FOURTH ST	1
Apr 1, 2022	Nash County, North Carolina	US-64 W	1
Mar 13, 2022	Cheboygan County, Michigan	CR-OLD ONAWAY RD	1
Feb 22, 2022	Seatac, King County, Washington	8TH AVE S	1
Feb 20, 2022	Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts	SR-28	1
Jan 17, 2022	Montgomery County, Texas	FM 149	1
Jan 5, 2022	Brevard County, Florida	SR-A1A	1
Nov 18, 2021	Park County, Colorado	US-285	2
Oct 3, 2021	Louisa County, Virginia	SR-22/LOUISA RD	1
Sep 15, 2021	San Mateo County, California	SR-1 CABRILLO HWY	1
Aug 24, 2021	Buffalo, Erie County, New York	US-62 BAILEY AVE	1
Aug 18, 2021	Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas	S LONE ELM RD	1
Jun 8, 2021	Manitowoc County, Wisconsin	I-43	1
Jun 7, 2021	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	SR-139	1
Apr 7, 2021	Gwinnett County, Georgia	SR-124	2
Mar 1, 2021	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	TRINITY ST	2
Dec 5, 2020	Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi	N STATE ST	1
Nov 22, 2020	Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon	NE MARINE DR	2
Oct 8, 2020	Newark, New Castle County, Delaware	US-40	1
Oct 4, 2020	Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma	SR-9	1
Sep 27, 2020	Seattle, King County, Washington	12TH AVE NE	1
Aug 6, 2020	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	SR-45	1

Compare SAAB 9-3 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.