Car statistics

Saab 900 Turbo 3S statistics

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

Last updated
Records analysed
174 Saab 900 Turbo 3S records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 34 +17.2% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 140 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 13.0% Other Saab 900 versions 6.2%
  • Licensed in 1994 1,336 when this data begins
  • Share of Saab 900s 3.0% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 80.5% of those still registered are SORN

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

There were 34 Saab 900 Turbo 3S cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 140 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 97.5% lower than the 1,336 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 80.5% of those still registered are off the road.

Saab 900 Turbo 3S cars licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Saab 900 Turbo 3S cars licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 1,336
1995 1,272
1996 1,231
1997 1,195
1998 1,091
1999 1,007
2000 876
2001 726
2002 574
2003 442
2004 365
2005 281
2006 215
2007 181114
2008 141110
2009 116104
2010 100101
2011 81108
2012 71111
2013 66118
2014 65114
2015 62114
2016 57115
2017 60114
2018 57118
2019 52123
2020 44128
2021 45130
2022 40138
2023 32143
2024 29143
2025 33141
2026 34140

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Saab 900 Turbo 3S cars have survived?

13.0% of Saab 900 Turbo 3S cars 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 6.2%, so Saab 900 Turbo 3S cars are 2.1 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 cars still registered compared with other Saab 900 versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Saab 900 Turbo 3S 13.0%
Other Saab 900 versions of the same age 6.2%

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 3S 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 174 Saab 900 Turbo 3S 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 3S 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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