How many Saab 9-3s are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 10,053 on the road Built 1996-2012 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The smaller Saab, launched in 1998 as a renamed and reworked 900. It kept the hatchback, the turbocharged engines and the ignition key between the seats, and the Viggen was the wild one. A second generation from 2002 was a conventional sedan, wagon and convertible on General Motors underpinnings.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1999: 49 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1998 | 14 |
| 1999 | 49 |
| 2000 | 35 |
| 2001 | 44 |
| 2002 | 44 |
| 2003 | 49 |
| 2004 | 41 |
| 2005 | 38 |
| 2006 | 43 |
| 2007 | 42 |
| 2008 | 39 |
| 2009 | 19 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation | 1998–2003 | 204 | Scarce |
| Second generation · 9440 | 2002–2012 | 259 | Scarce |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 79 | Rare | |
| Aero | 71 | Rare | |
| Linear | 63 | Rare | |
| Vector | 32 | Rare | |
| Anniversary | 26 | Rare | |
| SE | 17 | Rare | |
| 2.0t | 12 | Rare | |
| 1.8t | 6 | Rare | |
| 1.9 TiD | 3 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 465 still registered, the Saab 9-3 is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 1st of the 8 Saab models and equal 618th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
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