Car statistics

Saab 9-3 Turbo X statistics

How many Saab 9-3 Turbo X cars are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Turbo X 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 TURBO X”, “9-3 TURBO X AUTO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
181 Saab 9-3 Turbo X records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 118 −1.7% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 63 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 78.4% Other Saab 9-3 versions 41.8%
  • Peak year 2010 221 licensed
  • Share of Saab 9-3s 0.4% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 34.8% of those still registered are SORN

How many Saab 9-3 Turbo X cars are left in Great Britain?

There were 118 Saab 9-3 Turbo X cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 63 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 46.6% lower than its peak of 221 in 2010.

Saab 9-3 Turbo X cars licensed and SORN in Great Britain

Saab 9-3 Turbo X cars licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2008 1206
2009 2177
2010 2214
2011 2123
2012 2144
2013 2083
2014 2086
2015 1974
2016 1955
2017 19114
2018 17923
2019 16135
2020 15142
2021 14843
2022 13946
2023 13755
2024 12555
2025 11764
2026 11863

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Saab 9-3 Turbo X cars have survived?

78.4% of the Saab 9-3 Turbo X cars 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 41.8%, so Saab 9-3 Turbo X cars are 1.9 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 17 other versions of the Saab 9-3 first registered in the same years.

Share of Saab 9-3 Turbo X cars still registered compared with other Saab 9-3 versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Saab 9-3 Turbo X 78.4%
Other Saab 9-3 versions of the same age 41.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Saab 9-3 Turbo X registrations over time

Registrations of Saab 9-3 Turbo X cars for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 135 in 2008. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Saab 9-3 Turbo X cars registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’08 135
’09 95
’10 1
’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

Saab 9-3 Turbo X engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 122 Saab 9-3 Turbo X cars licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 2,701cc to 2,800cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Saab 9-3 Turbo X cars licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
2,701cc to 2,800cc 122 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 Turbo X 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 181 Saab 9-3 Turbo X 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 2008.
  • This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “9-3 TURBO X”, “9-3 TURBO X 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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