Awards and Achievements

2008 - The Saab 9-3 Family IIHS Top Safety Pick

The Saab 9-3 Family. The only carline in its class to offer three models with IIHS top safety honors. The Saab 9-3 SportCombi was awarded the 2008 "Top Safety Pick" by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. For the second year in a row, the Saab 9-3 Convertible was awarded the 2008 "Top Safety Pick" for open-top models by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan earned the IIHS' "Top Safety Pick Award" for 2008. This makes it one of the safest cars in its class four years in a row.

2007 - Saab 9-3 Convertible Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick Award

The Saab 9-3 Convertible has earned the 2007 Top Safety Pick award for open-top models in crash tests conducted by the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. To qualify for 'Top Safety Pick' award, a maximum 'good' rating must be recorded in each of three demanding tests involving frontal and side impacts and an evaluation of seat/head restraint protection in a simulated rear-end impact. The vehicle must also offer electronic stability control and convertibles must be equipped with roll bars.

2006 - Saab Aero X Collects Top Design Trophy

Saab Aero X design study named ‘Concept of the Year’ by Autocar. Environmentally-friendly coupé praised for stylish design and aircraft influences. The stunning Saab Aero X Concept has been crowned ‘Concept Car of the Year’ by Britain’s longest-established car magazine.

2006 - Three Years Running: Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan Earns IIHS 2007 Top Honors

The Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan has earned the 2007 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick Award in the midsize car category. This is the third consecutive year that Saab has driven away from this American competition with top honors.

2005 - "Top Pick" honor for Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan in new US safety report

The Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan is a Gold Award winner in the first-ever Top Safety Pick award by the U.S. based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The 'Top Safety Pick - Gold Award' is a best-of-the-best distinction that recognizes car designs that provide the best occupant protection in front, side and rear crashes based on Institute testing.

2005 - Top safety ratings for Saab Active Head Restraints

All Saab 9-3 and 9-5 models achieved top marks for protection against neck injury by the Thatcham insurance research center in the U.K. All of those models feature Saab Active Head Restraints (SAHR) as standard.

2004 - Double Best Pick Award - Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan

2004 Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan earns the Double Best Pick award! The first passenger car to achieve this distinction.

2004 - Saab 9-3 Convertible, 9-3 Sport Sedan and 9-5 Sedan and Wagon

Saab 9-3 Convertible earns EuroNCAP five-star safety rating, euroncap.com

2003 - Saab 9-5 Sport Sedan

The Safest Car in Sweden, Saab 9-5, Folksam insurance company, Sweden Saab 9-5 Sedan earns EuroNCAP five-star safety rating for Front and Side-Impact Safety*, euroncap.com

2003 - Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan

Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan earns EuroNCAP five-star safety rating for Front and Side-Impact Safety*, euroncap.com

1997 - Saab

Industry Award for the Saab Active Head Restraint (SAHR) - The Windscreens O'Brien Safety Award, Australia Technology Award for SAHR - Prince Michael Road Safety Awards, Great Britain

* The Euro NCAP study evaluates European model variants for crash test results in a range of one to five stars, with a five-star rating for the top level of performance in the test. There may be differences between the Saab 9-3 and Saab 9-5 model variants sold in Europe and those sold elsewhere in the world. Date assessed November 2002.