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
Apr 1, 2022	Nash County, North Carolina	US-64 W	1
Mar 31, 2022	Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona	JAGERSON AVE	1
Mar 13, 2022	Cheboygan County, Michigan	CR-OLD ONAWAY RD	1
Feb 25, 2022	Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania	SR-3016 MIDDLETOWN RD	1
Feb 22, 2022	Seatac, King County, Washington	8TH AVE S	1
Feb 20, 2022	Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts	SR-28	1
Jan 22, 2022	Somerset County, Pennsylvania	SR-4025 RALPHTON RD	1
Jan 17, 2022	Montgomery County, Texas	FM 149	1
Jan 5, 2022	Brevard County, Florida	SR-A1A	1
Jan 1, 2022	Dane County, Wisconsin	SR-78	1
Dec 11, 2021	Buffalo, Erie County, New York	FILLMORE AVE	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
Jan 30, 2021	Santa Ana Pueblo, Sandoval County, New Mexico	I-25	2
Dec 5, 2020	Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi	N STATE ST	1
Dec 2, 2020	Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina	SR-291	1
Nov 22, 2020	Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon	NE MARINE DR	2
Oct 8, 2020	Newark, New Castle County, Delaware	US-40	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.