Enter the 17-character VIN of your Saab 9-5 to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
See the factory basics for free, and order a full report for the history behind the VIN.
Every car Saab 9-5 carries a 17-character VIN, and the free decoder on this page turns it into the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture. Our data for the model Saab 9-5 covers the years 1997 - 2011, with versions in our data: 8. Body styles: Sedan, Wagon; power: 300 hp. Three facts come straight from the code: who made the car, which model year it belongs to and where it was manufactured. The assembly plant is a bonus when the maker encodes it.
The decoder stays with the facts stored in the VIN itself. It cannot tell you about accidents, mileage, theft or owners, because that data is not part of the 17 characters. Count the characters on the car Saab 9-5: a VIN has exactly 17 and never contains I, O or Q. Then check that the 10th character matches the stated model year.
1997 - 2011
Production years
120 - 300 hp
Power
2
Body styles
8
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saab 9-5 | 1997 - 2001 | Sedan | 150 - 250 hp |
| Saab 9-5 Sport Combi | 1997 - 2001 | Wagon | 150 - 230 hp |
| Saab 9-5 (facelift 2001) | 2001 - 2005 | Sedan | 120 - 185 hp |
| Saab 9-5 Sport Combi (facelift 2001) | 2001 - 2005 | Wagon | 120 - 250 hp |
| Saab 9-5 (facelift 2005) | 2005 - 2009 | Sedan | 150 - 260 hp |
| Saab 9-5 Sport Combi (facelift 2005) | 2005 - 2010 | Wagon | 150 - 260 hp |
| Saab 9-5 II | 2009 - 2011 | Sedan | 220 - 300 hp |
| Saab 9-5 II Sport Combi | 2009 - 2011 | Wagon | 220 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Saab 9-5, with model years 1997 - 2011 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1997 - 2011 across 8 versions of the Saab 9-5. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Saab 9-5 the characters to expect are V (1997), W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011).
8 versions, in 2 body styles, with power up to 300 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The usual places are the dashboard just under the windshield, the frame of the driver's door and the registration document. Compare them with each other.
Accidents, mileage, theft and owners. The free result is limited to what the VIN itself carries, which is the manufacturer, model year, country and, where coded, the plant.
Yes. Decoding is free and you do not need to register. Enter the 17 characters and the result appears right away.