Car statistics
Saab 900 S Cabriolet statistics
How many Saab 900 S Cabriolets are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the S Cabriolet compares with other versions of the Saab 900. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 112 −0.9% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 176 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 51.5% Other Saab 900 versions 6.3%
- Peak year 1998 554 licensed
- Share of Saab 900s 4.9% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 61.1% of those still registered are SORN
How many Saab 900 S Cabriolets are left in Great Britain?
There were 112 Saab 900 S Cabriolets licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 176 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 79.8% lower than its peak of 554 in 1998. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 61.1% of those still registered are off the road.
Saab 900 S Cabriolets licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 493 | – |
| 1995 | 490 | – |
| 1996 | 500 | – |
| 1997 | 533 | – |
| 1998 | 554 | – |
| 1999 | 547 | – |
| 2000 | 539 | – |
| 2001 | 534 | – |
| 2002 | 518 | – |
| 2003 | 499 | – |
| 2004 | 493 | – |
| 2005 | 463 | – |
| 2006 | 446 | – |
| 2007 | 418 | 73 |
| 2008 | 383 | 99 |
| 2009 | 351 | 94 |
| 2010 | 328 | 102 |
| 2011 | 286 | 119 |
| 2012 | 273 | 112 |
| 2013 | 247 | 132 |
| 2014 | 222 | 136 |
| 2015 | 213 | 140 |
| 2016 | 199 | 151 |
| 2017 | 187 | 161 |
| 2018 | 170 | 165 |
| 2019 | 164 | 167 |
| 2020 | 149 | 166 |
| 2021 | 155 | 160 |
| 2022 | 143 | 159 |
| 2023 | 128 | 169 |
| 2024 | 113 | 166 |
| 2025 | 113 | 173 |
| 2026 | 112 | 176 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Saab 900 S Cabriolets have survived?
51.5% of Saab 900 S Cabriolets are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1994. For other versions of the Saab 900 from the same era, the figure is 6.3%, so Saab 900 S Cabriolets are 8.2 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 13 other versions of the Saab 900 from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Saab 900 S Cabriolet | 51.5% |
| Other Saab 900 versions of the same age | 6.3% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Saab 900 S Cabriolet engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 113 Saab 900 S Cabriolets licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 99.1% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,901cc to 2,000cc 112 licensed | 99.1% |
| Other sizes 1 licensed | 0.9% |
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 900 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Other versions of the Saab 900
Versions of the Saab 900 with their own page. The Saab 900 page covers all 1,540 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saab 900 SE | 92 | 276 | 10.6% |
| Saab 900 Turbo 3 | 104 | 241 | 24.1% |
| Saab 900 S Cabriolet | 112 | 176 | 51.5% |
| Saab 900 T 16S Cabriolet | 81 | 158 | 58.4% |
| Saab 900 S Aero Turbo | 73 | 129 | 28.8% |
| Saab 900 Turbo 16 Cabriolet | 56 | 141 | 44.6% |
| Saab 900 Turbo 3S | 34 | 140 | 13.0% |
| Saab 900 S Turbo | 51 | 120 | 11.2% |
| Saab 900 T 16S Convert | 43 | 83 | 52.9% |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 288 Saab 900 S Cabriolet records (licensed and SORN) | 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 “900 S CONVERTIBLE”, “900 S CONVERTIBLE A”. 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.
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