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:
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image  Occurs:708 times
Offside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:153 times
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) Occurs:445 times
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.2.1 (b)) Occurs:173 times
Offside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed  Occurs:166 times
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:113 times
Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) Occurs:259 times
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) Occurs:337 times
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:1,579 times
Fuel hose leaking  Occurs:138 times
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:397 times
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect  Occurs:115 times
Offside Front All position lamps not working  Occurs:382 times
Nearside Rear position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:140 times
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) Occurs:238 times
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) Occurs:115 times
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage  Occurs:187 times
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) Occurs:477 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image  Occurs:274 times
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:1,231 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:314 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement d bush  Occurs:108 times
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:126 times
Nearside Front Macpherson strut corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:175 times
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) Occurs:330 times
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