Car statistics

Saab 900 Turbo 16 Cabriolet statistics

How many Saab 900 Turbo 16 Cabriolets are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Turbo 16 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 TURBO 16 CONV”.

Last updated
Records analysed
197 Saab 900 Turbo 16 Cabriolet records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 56 +3.7% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 141 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 44.6% Other Saab 900 versions 5.9%
  • Peak year 1995 440 licensed
  • Share of Saab 900s 3.4% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 71.6% of those still registered are SORN

How many Saab 900 Turbo 16 Cabriolets are left in Great Britain?

There were 56 Saab 900 Turbo 16 Cabriolets licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 141 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 87.3% lower than its peak of 440 in 1995. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 71.6% of those still registered are off the road.

Saab 900 Turbo 16 Cabriolets licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.

Saab 900 Turbo 16 Cabriolets licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 433
1995 440
1996 435
1997 420
1998 420
1999 417
2000 397
2001 376
2002 367
2003 357
2004 338
2005 304
2006 275
2007 25298
2008 211115
2009 193105
2010 161122
2011 128118
2012 123110
2013 119111
2014 109115
2015 98120
2016 100120
2017 100120
2018 84129
2019 83128
2020 73135
2021 64138
2022 59142
2023 53141
2024 51143
2025 53142
2026 56141

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Saab 900 Turbo 16 Cabriolets have survived?

44.6% of Saab 900 Turbo 16 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 5.9%, so Saab 900 Turbo 16 Cabriolets are 7.5 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 30 other versions of the Saab 900 from the same era.

Share of Saab 900 Turbo 16 Cabriolets still registered compared with other Saab 900 versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Saab 900 Turbo 16 Cabriolet 44.6%
Other Saab 900 versions of the same age 5.9%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

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 Turbo 16 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 197 Saab 900 Turbo 16 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 TURBO 16 CONV”. 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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