2001
Best Mid Luxury Car 2001 in Initial Quality. J.D. Power and Associates, USA.

Best Car 2001 Saab 9-5 Wagon (in class USD 30,000-35,000). American Automobile Association, USA.

Best Engine Concept 2001, Saab Variable Compression (SVC), International Engine of the year Award

2000
Best Technology / Innovation 2000 (SVC). Autocar Magazine, Great Britain.

Best of the new from Car Technology 2000 (SVC). Popular Science

1999
Best Buy 1999, Saab 9-5 Sedan and Wagon. Consumer Digest, USA.

Estate Car of the Year 1999, Saab 9-5 Wagon. What Car? Magazine, Great Britain.

Excellent Swedish Design Prize 1999, Saab 9-5 Wagon. Swedish Soceity of Crafts and Design

Top Car Saab 9-5 Wagon for its balance of performance, quality and value. American Automobile Association, USA.

1998
Executive Car of the year Di?rio de Noticias, Portugal

Among Top Ten Luxury / Sports Sedans Consumer's Review, USA

Best estate model Over ?20,000 - IBCAM British Steel Awards, Great Britain

Best imported upper middle - segment car Auto Motor und Sport magazine reader's poll, Germany

Golden Tachometer As best Sedan - www.autochannel.com, USA.

Luxury Car of the Year New Zealand National Business Review, New Zealand

Best saloon model Priced ?30,000 - ?60,000 IBCAM British Steel Awards, Great Britain

Best Buy Consumer's Digest, USA

1997
Technology Award for the Saab Active Head Restraint - Prince Michael Road Safety Awards, Great Britain

Industry Award For the Saab Active Head Restraint - The Windscreens O'Brian Safety Award, Australia

1996
Special Prize for the Saab Active Head Restraint - The Danish Association of Polio, Traffic and Accident Victims (PTU), Denmark