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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

How old is the average Saab when it is wrecked?

Ever wondered how old a Saab is when it ends its life at the wrecking yard?
Well, now I can tell you how old Saabs are in Norway when they are handed over to the dismantler.



The national statistics bureau Statistics Norway has published a statistics which tells us how old several car brands are when the cars are dismantled.

According to this statistics, Saabs wrecked during 2010 were 19.7 years old when they were wrecked. Comparable figures for Audi and BMW were 19 years and 19.1 years respectively. Volvo and Mercedes Benz cars were a bit older with 22 and 22.2 years. The average age for all car brands was 18.4 years. In other words, a Saab lasted longer than the average car and a few months longer than Audi and BMW, but a few years shorter than Volvo and Mercedes. But all these figures are based on historical data and does not say anything about how long a new Saab of today will last. 

The cars that lasted the shortest time were Kia and Skoda with only 12.9 years. But I guess both Kia and Skoda owners of today can look forward to more years as the quality of those brands has improved recent years.

Below is the full overview over Saab and other car brands in Norway.



       Number of cars      in the population           Number of      cars wrecked          Percentage    share wrecked           Age at        wrecking
Saab 40293 1404 3.5 19.7

Audi 134949 2869 2.1 19.0
BMW 104910 2120 2.0 19.1
Mercedes Benz 150765 4400 2.9 22.2
Volvo 168576 4911 2.9 22.0

Chevrolet 15380 262 1.7 23.2
Chrysler 13701 1003 7.3 15.2
Citroƫn 43985 2430 5.5 16.0
Daihatsu 6179 456 7.4 18.1
Fiat 10274 770 7.5 16.0
Ford 160171 11630 7.3 17.3
Honda 57069 2146 3.8 18.8
Hyundai 44937 2596 5.8 13.9
Jeep 7455 99 1.3 17.2
Kia 13892 673 4.8 12.9
Land Rover 8593 37 0.4 14.1
Mazda 67666 5544 8.2 19.9
Mitsubishi 76612 4491 5.9 17.7
Nissan 82658 4944 6.0 18.1
Opel 147518 8902 6.0 18.2
Peugeot 98167 3660 3.7 16.8
Renault 44996 2744 6.1 14.9
Rover 3949 244 6.2 13.5
Seat 7854 524 6.7 14.1
Skoda 49345 784 1.6 12.9
Subaru 45002 1205 2.7 19.7
Suzuki 47379 789 1.7 14.8
Toyota 284353 7481 2.6 20.2
Volkswagen 315766 10370 3.3 18.8
Other brands 50902 1270 2.5 20.6