2011 Saab 9-3: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
16 builds left the factory as a 2011 9-3, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.
- 6 main configurations
- 814 vehicles built
- 10 for sale right now
Which 9-3 is yours?
Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.
Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.
Pick your 9-3
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X Combi · AWD YS3FD5BY-B2L 4-cyl, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 31 built.
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2.0T · FWD YS3FA7CY-B2L 4-cyl, Automatic, Front-wheel drive. 83 built.
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Most common — 18% of 2011 9-3s
2.0T · AWD YS3FA4BY-B2L 4-cyl, Automatic, All-wheel drive. 146 built.
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2.0T · FWD YS3FA4MY-B2L 4-cyl, Manual/Standard, Front-wheel drive. 43 built.
What actually differs
| 2.0T · AWD | 2.0T · FWD YS3FA7CY-B | 2.0T · FWD YS3FA5CY-B | 2.0T · FWD YS3FA4MY-B | |
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| Drivetrain | All-wheel drive | Front-wheel drive | Front-wheel drive | Front-wheel drive |
| Transmission | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Manual/Standard |
| Body | Sedan | Convertible | Wagon | Sedan |
| Doors | 4-door | 2-door | 5-door | 4-door |
| For sale right now | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Vehicles built | 146 | 83 | 46 | 43 |
Same on every 2011 9-3
- Engine 2L 4-cyl
- Fuel Gasoline
- Typical price today $9,995
Safety, in plain English
What YS3FD5BY-B means
YS3
FD5BY
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B
- YS3
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Saab registered — the manufacturer and plant group
- FD5BY
- together encode the 9-3 line — Wagon, 2L 4cyl, All-wheel drive — as Saab filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- B
- in position 10 — model year 2011
- 9, 11–17
- differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
10 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
- Aero Convertible 2L 4cyl Convertible YS3FC7CY-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 2.0T 2L 4cyl Convertible YS3FA7MY-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Sport Sedan FWD 2L 4cyl Sedan YS3FC4CY-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 2.0T 2L 4cyl Sedan YS3FA4CY-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- X Combi 2L 4cyl Wagon YS3FD5NY-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 2.0T 2L 4cyl Wagon YS3FA5MY-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 2.0T 2L 4cyl Sedan YS3FA4NY-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 2L 4cyl Wagon YS3FC5CY-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Aero 2L 4cyl Sedan YS3FC4NY-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Aero XWD 2L 4cyl Sedan YS3FC4BY-B Fewer than 20 known vehicles
Already looking at a specific 9-3?
Paste its VIN — we’ll open that exact car’s page: its configuration, market position and every listing we’ve tracked.