How many Saab 9-5 are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 23,492 on the road Built 1963-2012 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Saab's large car from 1997, the replacement for the 9000, sold as a sedan and a roomy wagon. It carried on the Saab habits of turbocharged four-cylinder engines and safety-first design, and the Aero was properly fast. An all-new 9-5 arrived in 2010 but was built only briefly before Saab went bankrupt.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2000: 35 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 22 |
| 2000 | 35 |
| 2001 | 27 |
| 2002 | 26 |
| 2003 | 18 |
| 2004 | 16 |
| 2005 | 15 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aero | 52 | Rare | |
| Linear | 15 | Rare | |
| 2.0t | 13 | Rare | |
| Linear Estate | 6 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 199 still registered, the Saab 9-5 is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 3rd of the 8 Saab models and equal 840th 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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