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.

A version of the Saab 900. Recorded by DVLA as “900 S CONVERTIBLE”, “900 S CONVERTIBLE A”.

Last updated
Records analysed
288 Saab 900 S Cabriolet records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • 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.

Saab 900 S Cabriolets licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared 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 41873
2008 38399
2009 35194
2010 328102
2011 286119
2012 273112
2013 247132
2014 222136
2015 213140
2016 199151
2017 187161
2018 170165
2019 164167
2020 149166
2021 155160
2022 143159
2023 128169
2024 113166
2025 113173
2026 112176

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.

Share of Saab 900 S Cabriolets still registered compared with other Saab 900 versions of the same age
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.

Saab 900 S Cabriolets licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
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.

Saab 900 S Cabriolet compared with other versions of the Saab 900
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

Datasets used on this page
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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