MOT Check for SAAB 9-5s

The SAAB 9-5 makes up 715,943 of the overall 3,505,549 SAAB MOT test results. Select your 9-5 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working aii Occurs:66 times
Nearside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view  Occurs:41 times
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt gii Occurs:32 times
Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:58 times
Nearside Rear Lower Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bearing  Occurs:32 times
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:58 times
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort  Occurs:148 times
Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:160 times
Parking brake efficiency below requirements ai Occurs:750 times
Nearside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:449 times
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:55 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:39 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:243 times
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:133 times
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:83 times
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:49 times
Headlamp levelling device inoperative a Occurs:66 times
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on  Occurs:33 times
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:73 times
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:57 times
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) Occurs:81 times
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged  Occurs:35 times
Power steering pipe/hose leaking (2.1.5 (a)) Occurs:81 times
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:34 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam  Occurs:6,749 times
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