MOT Check for SAAB 9-3s

The SAAB 9-3 makes up 2,215,139 of the overall 3,505,549 SAAB MOT test results. Select your 9-3 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Rear brake application uneven Occurs:3,212 times
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:205 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen a Occurs:115 times
rear parking brakes imbalanced Occurs:468 times
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:824 times
Front coil spring broken  Occurs:120 times
Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.2.2 (e)) Occurs:116 times
Fuel cap/sealing device mounting flange/sealing method defective  Occurs:162 times
Fuel cap/sealing device missing  Occurs:931 times
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view  Occurs:1,097 times
Offside Front position lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating  Occurs:225 times
Brake hose damaged Occurs:272 times
Offside Front position lamp not working  Occurs:20,114 times
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel  Occurs:698 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak  Occurs:849 times
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split  Occurs:238 times
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced b Occurs:161 times
Direction indicators incorrect colour  Occurs:391 times
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:112 times
Nearside Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:125 times
Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is fractured  Occurs:215 times
Offside Front Lower coil spring broken  Occurs:166 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working  Occurs:326 times
Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:111 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:518 times
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