2012 Saab 9-5 — reported problems

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (1,112 records, model years 1999–2011) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, engine and air bags (restraint system).
• Manufacturer communications (2,910 records, model years 1999–2012) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, electrical system and engine.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 1999 162 records for 1999 162
2. 2000 184 records for 2000 184
3. 2001 168 records for 2001 168
4. 2002 140 records for 2002 140
5. 2003 136 records for 2003 136
6. 2004 106 records for 2004 106
7. 2005 127 records for 2005 127
8. 2006 183 records for 2006 183
9. 2007 194 records for 2007 194
10. 2008 213 records for 2008 213
11. 2009 458 records for 2009 458
12. 2010 524 records for 2010 524
13. 2011 132 records for 2011 132
14. 2012 125 records for 2012 125

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Official records held

• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 125

Explore the underlying evidence records

Diagnostic codes found in evidence for this vehicle

These codes appear by explicit identifier in official records matched to this exact model and year.

• P0521 in 1 record

A code appearing in a record means the code was named in that document. It is not a diagnosis of this vehicle, not a fault this vehicle has, and not an indication of urgency. Diagnosis requires reading live data from the vehicle.