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
Oct 4, 2020	Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma	SR-9	1
Sep 27, 2020	Seattle, King County, Washington	12TH AVE NE	1
Sep 24, 2020	Muskegon County, Michigan	CR-RAVENNA RD	1
Sep 24, 2020	New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut	SR-243	1
Sep 10, 2020	Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, North Carolina	SSR-2180 LANE ST	1
Aug 6, 2020	Charlotte County, Virginia	SR-59/HIGHWAY FIFTY NINE	1
Aug 6, 2020	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	SR-45	1
Jul 25, 2020	Rock County, Wisconsin	SR-104	1
Jul 15, 2020	Monroe County, Tennessee	I-75	1
Jul 12, 2020	Oakland, Alameda County, California	I-880	1
Jul 11, 2020	Los Angeles County, California	VERMONT AVE	1
Jul 9, 2020	Proctor, Rutland County, Vermont	WEST STREET	1
Jun 6, 2020	Albany, Linn County, Oregon	I-5	1
Jun 4, 2020	Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey	CR-643 LOWER FERRY RD	1
May 27, 2020	Fountain, El Paso County, Colorado	S ACADEMY BLVD	1
May 14, 2020	Lee County, Illinois	US-30	1
May 13, 2020	San Diego, San Diego County, California	PARADISE VALLEY RD	1
May 11, 2020	Garfield County, Colorado	I-70	1
May 2, 2020	Muskegon County, Michigan	US-31	1
Apr 5, 2020	Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio	GETTYSBURG AVE	1
Mar 30, 2020	Berkeley County, South Carolina	SR-35	1
Mar 29, 2020	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee	US-31A/41A SR-11 NOLENSVILLE	1
Mar 23, 2020	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	MONTGOMERY BLVD	1
Mar 20, 2020	Blaine, Anoka County, Minnesota	129th Ave NE	1
Mar 10, 2020	Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado	S CHAMBERS CIR	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.