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2008 Saab 9-3 rust / corrosion reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe rust, corrosion and paint failures on the 2008 Saab 9-3 — roughly 3% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Rust / corrosion reports
3%
share of complaints
77,545 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Rust / corrosion in other 9-3 years

2007 9-38
2003 9-38
9-3 rust / corrosion by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2008 Saab 9-3 report before drawing conclusions.