Where each one leads
Saab 900
- Fewer Saab 900 cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (16.2% against 27.6%).
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 1998 Saab 900 uses 11.1 l/100 km, the 1995 Volkswagen Corrado 12.7.
Volkswagen Corrado
- Against cars of the same age, the Volkswagen Corrado comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 10% more often than average) than the Saab 900 (passes 7% less often than average).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Saab 900 | Volkswagen Corrado | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1981–2000 | 1989–1997 |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 1,579 | 781 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 4,472 | 949 |
| In traffic in Finland | 1,391 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Saab 900 | Volkswagen Corrado | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 63% | 74% |
| … against cars of the same age | −7% | +10% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.6% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | +26% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 16.2% | 27.6% |
| US owner complaints | 358 | 149 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Visibility |
| Model year with most complaints | 1995 (100) | 1992 (50) |
| US recall campaigns | 25 | 6 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 224 | 86 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 24 | 2 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Saab 900 | Volkswagen Corrado | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.1 l/100 km (1998) | 12.7 l/100 km (1995) |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €67,482 | — |
| Average odometer in Finland | 256,000 km | — |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).