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
Jul 21, 2023	Sherman County, Oregon	US-97 ODOT 42	1
Jun 8, 2023	Alachua County, Florida	SW 298TH ST	1
May 21, 2023	Blount County, Tennessee	US-411 SR-35 SEVIERVILLE RD	1
Mar 25, 2023	Granville, Washington County, New York	SR-22	2
Mar 24, 2023	Brookfield, Waukesha County, Wisconsin	I-94	1
Mar 18, 2023	St. Clair County, Missouri	SR-82	1
Jan 8, 2023	LaPorte County, Indiana	CR-NOVITIATE RD	1
Jan 6, 2023	Parsippany, Morris County, New Jersey	I-80	1
Dec 25, 2022	San Francisco, San Francisco County, California	LARKIN ST	1
Dec 24, 2022	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	CAINS RD	1
Dec 17, 2022	Brighton, Monroe County, New York	I-590	1
Nov 19, 2022	Huntington, Suffolk County, New York	SR-25 E JERICHO TPKE	1
Oct 31, 2022	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut	SR-15	1
Sep 20, 2022	Trumbull County, Ohio	TR-485 OAKMONT DR	1
Sep 20, 2022	Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut	SR-63	1
Sep 5, 2022	Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois	US-20	1
Aug 30, 2022	Crittenden County, Arkansas	I 55 SERVICE RD	1
Aug 17, 2022	Dixmont, Penobscot County, Maine	US-202 WESTERN AVE	2
Jul 29, 2022	Wake County, North Carolina	OLD STAGE RD	1
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
Jun 8, 2022	West Stewartstown, Coos County, New Hampshire	US-3	1
Jun 3, 2022	Middlesex County, Massachusetts	US-3 ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY	1
May 10, 2022	Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania	US-22B FOURTH ST	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.