Vehicle report
2008 SAAB 9-3 CONVERTIBLE
This model year
What the record shows
The 2008 Saab 9-3 Convertible is a subcompact car, and the 10th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1999 to 2012.
The EPA rated four configurations: engines from 2-litre four-cylinder to 2.8-litre six-cylinder, front-wheel drive only, three transmissions and running on premium gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 18 to 22 mpg depending on which one you have.
No complaints, recalls, investigations or service bulletins are on the federal record for this model year.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.