Car statistics

Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbo statistics

How many Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbos are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Linear SE Turbo compares with other versions of the Saab 9-3. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Saab 9-3. Recorded by DVLA as “9-3 LINEAR SE TURBO”, “9-3 LINEAR SE TURBO AUTO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
469 Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbo records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 429 −2.3% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 40 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 90.7% Other Saab 9-3 versions 60.8%
  • Peak year 2012 505 licensed
  • Share of Saab 9-3s 1.1% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 8.5% of those still registered are SORN

How many Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbos are left in Great Britain?

There were 429 Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbos licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 40 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 15.0% lower than its peak of 505 in 2012.

Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbos licensed and SORN in Great Britain

Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbos licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2010 1153
2011 4141
2012 5050
2013 5039
2014 4804
2015 4963
2016 4915
2017 5006
2018 4937
2019 47812
2020 46714
2021 46714
2022 45125
2023 45526
2024 44131
2025 43237
2026 42940

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbos have survived?

90.7% of the Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbos first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Saab 9-3 first registered in the same years, the figure is 60.8%, so Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbos are 1.5 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 18 other versions of the Saab 9-3 first registered in the same years.

Share of Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbos still registered compared with other Saab 9-3 versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbo 90.7%
Other Saab 9-3 versions of the same age 60.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbo registrations over time

Registrations of Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbos for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 300 in 2011. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbos registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’10 119
’11 300
’12 95
’13 1
’14 2
’15 0
’16 0
’17 0
’18 0
’19 0
’20 0
’21 0
’22 0
’23 0
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbo engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 446 Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbos licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbos licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 446 licensed 100.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Saab 9-3 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Other versions of the Saab 9-3

Versions of the Saab 9-3 with their own page. The Saab 9-3 page covers all 26,195 licensed, whatever the version.

Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbo compared with other versions of the Saab 9-3
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Saab 9-3 Vector 4,903 2,501 36.4%
Saab 9-3 Vector Sport 1,683 427 35.9%
Saab 9-3 Aero V6 624 431 55.6%
Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbo 429 40 90.7%
Saab 9-3 Vector Anniversary TID 197 94 53.7%
Saab 9-3 S ECO 52 163 19.0%
Saab 9-3 Viggen Turbo 79 127 65.2%
Saab 9-3 Turbo X 118 63 78.4%
Saab 9-3 Aero Anniversary T 133 45 57.6%
Saab 9-3 Aero Anniversary 125 29 75.5%
Saab 9-3 Vector Anniversary 116 29 69.7%
Saab 9-3 Vector Sport AN 87 17 52.8%

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 469 Saab 9-3 Linear SE Turbo records (licensed and SORN) 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 15 September 2026
  • Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
  • Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2010.
  • This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “9-3 LINEAR SE TURBO”, “9-3 LINEAR SE TURBO AUTO”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
  • Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
  • First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.

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