Car statistics

Saab 900 Turbo 3 statistics

How many Saab 900 Turbo 3s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Turbo 3 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 3 DOHC 16”.

Last updated
Records analysed
345 Saab 900 Turbo 3 records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 104 −13.3% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 241 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 24.1% Other Saab 900 versions 5.7%
  • Licensed in 1994 1,434 when this data begins
  • Share of Saab 900s 5.9% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 69.9% of those still registered are SORN

How many Saab 900 Turbo 3s are left in Great Britain?

There were 104 Saab 900 Turbo 3s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 241 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 92.7% lower than the 1,434 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 69.9% of those still registered are off the road.

Saab 900 Turbo 3s licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Saab 900 Turbo 3s licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 1,434
1995 1,401
1996 1,358
1997 1,305
1998 1,269
1999 1,192
2000 1,077
2001 976
2002 882
2003 796
2004 721
2005 630
2006 541
2007 462152
2008 406134
2009 351138
2010 324133
2011 290146
2012 262143
2013 228169
2014 222170
2015 189184
2016 196189
2017 174208
2018 156224
2019 143235
2020 129237
2021 138224
2022 139220
2023 128229
2024 114236
2025 109236
2026 104241

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Saab 900 Turbo 3s have survived?

24.1% of Saab 900 Turbo 3s 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 5.7%, so Saab 900 Turbo 3s are 4.3 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 28 other versions of the Saab 900 from the same era.

Share of Saab 900 Turbo 3s still registered compared with other Saab 900 versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Saab 900 Turbo 3 24.1%
Other Saab 900 versions of the same age 5.7%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Saab 900 Turbo 3 engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 109 Saab 900 Turbo 3s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 97.2% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 0.9% have an engine of 2,001cc to 2,100cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Saab 900 Turbo 3s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 106 licensed 97.2%
2,001cc to 2,100cc 1 licensed 0.9%
Other sizes 2 licensed 1.8%

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 Turbo 3 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 345 Saab 900 Turbo 3 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 3 DOHC 16”. 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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