Car statistics
Saab 9-3 S ECO statistics
How many Saab 9-3 S ECOs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the S ECO compares with other versions of the Saab 9-3. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 52 −16.1% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 163 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 19.0% Other Saab 9-3 versions 10.7%
- Peak year 2001 1,130 licensed
- Share of Saab 9-3s 0.5% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 75.8% of those still registered are SORN
How many Saab 9-3 S ECOs are left in Great Britain?
There were 52 Saab 9-3 S ECOs licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 163 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 95.4% lower than its peak of 1,130 in 2001. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 75.8% of those still registered are off the road.
Saab 9-3 S ECOs licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 121 | – |
| 2000 | 1,014 | – |
| 2001 | 1,130 | – |
| 2002 | 1,094 | – |
| 2003 | 1,084 | – |
| 2004 | 1,083 | – |
| 2005 | 1,084 | – |
| 2006 | 1,071 | – |
| 2007 | 1,040 | 37 |
| 2008 | 996 | 43 |
| 2009 | 973 | 49 |
| 2010 | 928 | 65 |
| 2011 | 866 | 97 |
| 2012 | 790 | 122 |
| 2013 | 725 | 122 |
| 2014 | 623 | 127 |
| 2015 | 531 | 153 |
| 2016 | 422 | 183 |
| 2017 | 351 | 185 |
| 2018 | 259 | 207 |
| 2019 | 201 | 206 |
| 2020 | 155 | 209 |
| 2021 | 121 | 204 |
| 2022 | 102 | 194 |
| 2023 | 80 | 193 |
| 2024 | 67 | 178 |
| 2025 | 57 | 160 |
| 2026 | 52 | 163 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Saab 9-3 S ECOs have survived?
19.0% of Saab 9-3 S ECOs are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1999. For other versions of the Saab 9-3 from the same era, the figure is 10.7%, so Saab 9-3 S ECOs are 1.8 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 6 other versions of the Saab 9-3 from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Saab 9-3 S ECO | 19.0% |
| Other Saab 9-3 versions of the same age | 10.7% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Saab 9-3 S ECO registrations over time
First registrations of Saab 9-3 S ECOs in Great Britain were highest in 2001, when this data begins, at 118. In 2025, 0 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’01 | 118 |
| ’02 | 0 |
| ’03 | 1 |
| ’04 | 0 |
| ’05 | 2 |
| ’06 | 0 |
| ’07 | 0 |
| ’08 | 0 |
| ’09 | 0 |
| ’10 | 0 |
| ’11 | 0 |
| ’12 | 0 |
| ’13 | 0 |
| ’14 | 0 |
| ’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
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.
| 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
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 215 Saab 9-3 S ECO 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 2007.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “9-3 S ECO”, “9-3 S ECO 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 most licensed at any year end since 1994, plus any first registered after that year. Other versions are those of the same model whose licensed count peaked in the same years, up to 2001.
- First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
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