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:
Main beam `tell-tale` not working  Occurs:979 times
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged  Occurs:35 times
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements  Occurs:46 times
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour  Occurs:253 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested  Occurs:37 times
Nearside Front Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn ai Occurs:34 times
Offside Rear coil spring broken  Occurs:538 times
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:1,803 times
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:134 times
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Occurs:367 times
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort  Occurs:148 times
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) Occurs:48 times
Offside Front Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:42 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:87 times
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding f Occurs:45 times
Front position lamp not working  Occurs:380 times
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle  Occurs:33 times
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) Occurs:127 times
Nearside Front position lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating  Occurs:58 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam aii Occurs:403 times
Nearside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view  Occurs:41 times
Nearside Front position lamp not in good working order  Occurs:116 times
Power steering inoperative  Occurs:69 times
Rear brake binding Occurs:923 times
Nearside Rear Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:44 times
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