Saab 9-5

Made 1997–2015 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46)
First-time pass
46.3%
±1.0 pp
n = 10,591
Annual mileage (median)
10,521 km
km per year, between two inspections
Odometer inconsistencies
1.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Major or dangerous defects
53.7%
share of inspections with that verdict
n = 10,591

46.3% of Saab 9-5 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 10,591, all years of manufacture). 663 Saab 9-5 cars are registered in Lithuania (0.0% of all passenger cars), with a median age of 20.5 years. Of the 15 years of manufacture with enough data, cars made in 2011 do best (65.9%) and those made in 1998 worst (41.7%). A typical one covers 10,521 km a year.

Pass rate by year of manufacture

Years with n ≥ 30. Whiskers show the 95% interval
Saab 9-5: Pass rate by year of manufacture54199742431999474620014243200349452005475020074852200961662011
Chart data: Saab 9-5: Pass rate by year of manufacture
YearFirst-time pass95 % CI
199754.2%45.7–62.5%
199841.7%38.5–45.0%
199943.2%39.7–46.8%
200046.6%42.8–50.5%
200146.2%42.9–49.4%
200242.4%39.9–45.0%
200343.0%40.2–45.9%
200448.8%45.8–51.8%
200545.1%41.5–48.7%
200647.3%44.5–50.2%
200749.9%46.5–53.4%
200848.4%43.7–53.1%
200951.6%43.8–59.3%
201061.2%53.6–68.3%
201165.9%58.6–72.5%

Mileage by age

p25–p75 band, median – solid line
Saab 9-5: Mileage by age150k200k250k300k350k271,841 km · 17 yrs10 yrs15 yrs20 yrs
Chart data: Saab 9-5: Mileage by age
Agep25p50p75
7 yrs135,039 km170,240 km202,400 km
8 yrs136,012 km178,362 km222,929 km
9 yrs148,789 km197,669 km235,244 km
10 yrs171,232 km215,780 km251,871 km
11 yrs182,717 km224,298 km267,945 km
12 yrs200,594 km242,242 km284,534 km
13 yrs210,803 km248,705 km293,262 km
14 yrs214,672 km255,804 km300,375 km
15 yrs219,276 km263,127 km311,417 km
16 yrs226,147 km271,965 km319,235 km
17 yrs229,700 km271,841 km321,281 km
18 yrs241,021 km283,430 km334,202 km
19 yrs239,915 km281,516 km331,259 km
20 yrs244,807 km287,163 km341,104 km
21 yrs246,542 km287,189 km327,878 km
22 yrs249,530 km281,472 km338,614 km
23 yrs243,956 km284,737 km331,503 km
24 yrs241,802 km293,976 km348,348 km

CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
14.6% over the limit · n = 5,840
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.80 m⁻¹
28.0% over the limit · n = 4,384

Inspection verdicts

Saab 9-5, n = 10,591
Saab 9-5: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Saab 9-5: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects17.9%
Minor defects28.4%
Major defects51.6%
Dangerous defects2.1%

Registered fleet

Passenger cars allowed in traffic · Regitra, 2026-07-01
Cars registered
663
allowed in traffic
Fleet share
0.0%
of registered passenger cars
Age of cars registered
20.5 yrs
median since first registration
Electric share
0.0%
battery-electric cars (BEV)

Fuel: registered vs inspected

Registered
Saab 9-5: Registered, Fuel mix
Chart data: Saab 9-5: Registered, Fuel mix
%
Diesel51.3%
Petrol24.6%
Petrol + LPG21.7%
Other2.4%
Inspected
Saab 9-5: Inspected, Fuel mix
Chart data: Saab 9-5: Inspected, Fuel mix
%
Diesel44.2%
Petrol27.6%
Petrol + LPG28.1%
Other0.1%
Saab 9-5: Fuel: registered vs inspected
FuelRegisteredInspected
Diesel51.3%44.2%
Petrol24.6%27.7%
Petrol + LPG21.7%28.1%
Other2.4%0.1%
Registered means every passenger car (M1/M1G) in Regitra's register that is allowed in traffic, while inspected counts only the cars that came to a technical inspection, so new cars not yet due for one are underrepresented there.
By year of manufacture
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By year of manufacture
YearnFirst-time passInterval
2015n = 4 · too few
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2012n = 17 · too few
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2011 full stats176
65.9%
58.6–72.5%
2010 full stats165
61.2%
53.6–68.3%
2009 full stats157
51.6%
43.8–59.3%
2008 full stats436
48.4%
43.7–53.1%
2007 full stats819
49.9%
46.5–53.4%
2006 full stats1,198
47.3%
44.5–50.2%
2005 full stats725
45.1%
41.5–48.7%
2004 full stats1,031
48.8%
45.8–51.8%
2003 full stats1,150
43.0%
40.2–45.9%
2002 full stats1,431
42.4%
39.9–45.0%
2001 full stats899
46.2%
42.9–49.4%
2000 full stats639
46.6%
42.8–50.5%
1999 full stats729
43.2%
39.7–46.8%
1998 full stats878
41.7%
38.5–45.0%
1997 full stats131
54.2%
45.7–62.5%

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