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Saab 96

Car Sedan 🕰️ Classic

1 production run · 4 variants · 3 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Saab 96 on record.

Netherlands
1960–1981
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1975–2025
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 20% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Finland Netherlands New Zealand Norway Ukraine United Kingdom

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Production history & variants

1 production run · 4 variants · 3 registers with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Registration history

1960: 8 vehicles 1961: 3 vehicles 1962: 14 vehicles 1963: 15 vehicles 1964: 20 vehicles 1965: 24 vehicles 1966: 20 vehicles 1967: 25 vehicles 1968: 26 vehicles 1969: 32 vehicles 1970: 30 vehicles 1971: 69 vehicles 1972: 142 vehicles 1973: 73 vehicles 1974: 75 vehicles 1975: 94 vehicles 1976: 90 vehicles 1977: 70 vehicles 1978: 80 vehicles 1979: 153 vehicles 153 1980: 55 vehicles 1981: 3 vehicles 1960 1981
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1975: 26 vehicles 1976: 40 vehicles 40 1977: 18 vehicles 1978: 23 vehicles 1979: 37 vehicles 1980: 17 vehicles 1993: 1 vehicle 2004: 1 vehicle 2007: 2 vehicles 2009: 2 vehicles 2010: 4 vehicles 2011: 8 vehicles 2012: 6 vehicles 2013: 4 vehicles 2014: 3 vehicles 2015: 2 vehicles 2016: 4 vehicles 2017: 3 vehicles 2018: 2 vehicles 2019: 2 vehicles 2020: 4 vehicles 2021: 1 vehicle 2022: 3 vehicles 2023: 4 vehicles 2024: 2 vehicles 2025: 1 vehicle 1975 2025
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1960 8
1961 3
1962 14
1963 15
1964 20
1965 24
1966 20
1967 25
1968 26
1969 32
1970 30
1971 69
1972 142
1973 73
1974 75
1975 94
1976 90
1977 70
1978 80
1979 153
1980 55
1981 3
Finland
1975 26
1976 40
1977 18
1978 23
1979 37
1980 17
1993 1
2004 1
2007 2
2009 2
2010 4
2011 8
2012 6
2013 4
2014 3
2015 2
2016 4
2017 3
2018 2
2019 2
2020 4
2021 1
2022 3
2023 4
2024 2
2025 1

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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  "id": "car/saab/96",
  "name": "96",
  "make": {
    "id": "saab",
    "name": "Saab"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "sedan",
  "availability": [
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    "gb",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 2,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "car/saab/96-gl",
    "car/saab/96-v4",
    "car/saab/96l",
    "car/saab/96v4"
  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": "classic",
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
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    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit — see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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