MOT Check for SAAB 9-5s

The SAAB 9-5 makes up 697,767 of the overall 3,394,390 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:
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine  Occurs:640 times
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:150 times
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:576 times
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:130 times
Offside Rear Upper Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:108 times
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure  Occurs:47 times
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Occurs:168 times
Nearside Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel  Occurs:34 times
Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter split  Occurs:31 times
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side a Occurs:137 times
Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:59 times
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:475 times
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault  Occurs:587 times
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative  Occurs:432 times
Offside Rear Wheel stud missing  Occurs:75 times
Offside Front Wheel bolt missing  Occurs:413 times
Offside Front Front position lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating  Occurs:34 times
Nearside Outer Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:126 times
Front Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A`  Occurs:67 times
Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) Occurs:32 times
Power steering malfunctioning  Occurs:65 times
Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective bii Occurs:43 times
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the light source so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:46 times
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (7.1.1 (a) (i)) Occurs:35 times
Direction indicators not working  Occurs:36 times
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