Scrap My Saab 9-5

Saab's large executive saloon and estate.

Every Saab 9-5 is accepted for a free valuation, whatever its age or condition — including cars that have failed an MOT, will not start or have been damaged. This page covers what affects the value of a 9-5, which versions meet clean air zone standards and the paperwork for scrapping one.

Free collection
Valued by a person
Paid on collection
Certificate of Destruction if scrapped

Saab 9-5 at a glance

Sold new in the UK	1997–2011
Generations	2
Body styles	saloon, estate
Fuel types	petrol and diesel
Typical kerb weight	1,500 kg – 1,800 kg

Weights are typical manufacturer figures across the versions listed. The figure for your own car is on its V5C log book as the ‘mass in service’.

9-5 generations and clean air zones

The oldest Saab 9-5 cars are now around 29 years old. Age matters when you are deciding whether to keep one, because older cars are the ones most likely to fall short of London's ULEZ and the clean air zones in other cities, where a non-compliant vehicle pays a daily charge.

Generation	Years	petrol ULEZ	diesel ULEZ
Mk1Saloon and estate; facelifts 2001 and 2006	1997–2010	Depends on the car — check	Usually not compliant
Mk2Saloon only; built in small numbers	2010–2011	Usually compliant	Usually not compliant

Rule of thumb only: petrol cars generally meet the standard from 2006 (many from 2001), diesels from September 2015. Hybrids follow their petrol engine. Check your registration with the TfL vehicle checker, and see what to do with a non-compliant car.

What a scrap Saab 9-5 is worth

The starting point for any scrap valuation is weight: a 9-5 weighs roughly 1.50 tonnes to 1.80 tonnes, most of it steel. On top of that, the collection company looks at which parts can be reused or sold on, the car's condition, and whether anything is missing.

To put a figure on it, enter a 9-5's weight and a price per tonne in the scrap car value calculator — it fills in the typical 9-5 weight for you.

Catalytic converter: it contains precious metals and is part of the value. Say if it has been removed or stolen.
Working parts: an engine, gearbox, panels or lights that are in demand for other 9-5 owners can add value even when the car itself is not worth repairing.
Condition and completeness: missing wheels, a removed engine or heavy damage reduce the value, so describe the car accurately when you enquire.

The valuation is given ‘subject to contract’ and confirmed when the car is inspected on collection. More on how scrap value is worked out and scrap car prices.

Paperwork for scrapping your car

Check you can scrap it. If there is finance outstanding, it must be settled first — scrapping a car on finance.
Keep your number plate if you want it. A private registration has to be taken off before the car is scrapped — how to keep it.
Have the V5C and ID ready. No log book? You can still scrap it.
Tell DVLA. The keeper must tell DVLA the vehicle has gone to an authorised treatment facility, or risk being fined £1,000 (GOV.UK). Any full months of tax left are refunded — how to tell DVLA.
Keep the Certificate of Destruction. It proves the car was scrapped — what it is.

Who does what

Scrap A Car For Cash (operated by Lead Stack Ltd, company number 15877625) takes your enquiry and passes it to an affiliated vehicle collection company that covers your area.
The collection company values the vehicle, collects it free of charge and pays you on collection, in line with the terms you agree with them.
If the vehicle is completely scrapped, that happens at an authorised treatment facility (ATF), which gives you a Certificate of Destruction. A vehicle that is repaired and resold instead does not get one.

More detail: how it works and our terms and conditions.

Other Saab models

Saab 9-31998–2011

All Saab models

Get a valuation for your Saab 9-5

Enter the registration and postcode, or call us, and the collection company covering your area will contact you with a free, no-obligation valuation for your 9-5.

Get a free valuation Call free: 0800 002 9733

We take enquiries from across England, Scotland and Wales — see the areas we cover.