Car statistics
Saab 9-5 Vector Sport statistics
How many Saab 9-5 Vector Sports are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Vector Sport compares with other versions of the Saab 9-5. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 293 −7.0% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 121 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 30.3% Other Saab 9-5 versions 20.3%
- Peak year 2010 1,257 licensed
- Share of Saab 9-5s 4.1% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 29.2% of those still registered are SORN
How many Saab 9-5 Vector Sports are left in Great Britain?
There were 293 Saab 9-5 Vector Sports licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 121 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 76.7% lower than its peak of 1,257 in 2010.
Saab 9-5 Vector Sports licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 57 | – |
| 2005 | 361 | – |
| 2006 | 806 | – |
| 2007 | 1,154 | 14 |
| 2008 | 1,173 | 37 |
| 2009 | 1,256 | 8 |
| 2010 | 1,257 | 7 |
| 2011 | 1,248 | 12 |
| 2012 | 1,228 | 14 |
| 2013 | 1,197 | 18 |
| 2014 | 1,147 | 18 |
| 2015 | 1,088 | 40 |
| 2016 | 1,035 | 56 |
| 2017 | 933 | 68 |
| 2018 | 826 | 98 |
| 2019 | 734 | 106 |
| 2020 | 650 | 121 |
| 2021 | 566 | 125 |
| 2022 | 487 | 119 |
| 2023 | 424 | 121 |
| 2024 | 342 | 123 |
| 2025 | 304 | 118 |
| 2026 | 293 | 121 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Saab 9-5 Vector Sports have survived?
30.3% of the Saab 9-5 Vector Sports first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Saab 9-5 first registered in the same years, the figure is 20.3%, so Saab 9-5 Vector Sports are 1.5 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 14 other versions of the Saab 9-5 first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Saab 9-5 Vector Sport | 30.3% |
| Other Saab 9-5 versions of the same age | 20.3% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Saab 9-5 Vector Sport registrations over time
Registrations of Saab 9-5 Vector Sports for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 546 in 2006. In 2025, 0 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’04 | 57 |
| ’05 | 322 |
| ’06 | 546 |
| ’07 | 343 |
| ’08 | 93 |
| ’09 | 1 |
| ’10 | 0 |
| ’11 | 0 |
| ’12 | 0 |
| ’13 | 4 |
| ’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 9-5 Vector Sport engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 309 Saab 9-5 Vector Sports licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 53.4% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 46.6% have an engine of 2,201cc to 2,300cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,901cc to 2,000cc 165 licensed | 53.4% |
| 2,201cc to 2,300cc 144 licensed | 46.6% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,901–2,000cc | Petrol | 165 | 53.4% |
| 2,201–2,300cc | Petrol | 144 | 46.6% |
Fuel type, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year.
| Year | Petrol | Other |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 98.7% | 1.3% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | 1.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | 1.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | 1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | 0.3% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
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 9-5 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Other versions of the Saab 9-5
Versions of the Saab 9-5 with their own page. The Saab 9-5 page covers all 5,623 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saab 9-5 Aero | 1,412 | 1,201 | 33.3% |
| Saab 9-5 Vector Sport | 293 | 121 | 30.3% |
| Saab 9-5 Aero AN Hot | 150 | 48 | 55.2% |
| Saab 9-5 Aero TURBO4 | 86 | 18 | 86.0% |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 414 Saab 9-5 Vector Sport 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 “9-5 VECTOR SPORT 2.3T S-A”, “9-5 VECTOR SPORT 2.0T S-A”, “9-5 VECTOR SPORT 2.0T”, “9-5 VECTOR SPORT 2.3T”, “9-5 VECTOR SPORT 2.3T 185”, “9-5 VECTOR SPORT 2.3T 220”. 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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