MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-3s year 1999

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Pass percent:68.91%

(The average a diesel SAAB 9-3 year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:7,325 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	416
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	411
Registration plate lamp issues	379
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	284
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	281
Brake pipe excessively corroded	244
Registration plate issues	181
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	165
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	164
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	163
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	146
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	81
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	70
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	67
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	66
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	60
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	57
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	45
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	43
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	42
Windscreen has damage	41
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	38
Rear brake binding	37
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	37
Rear brake application uneven	36
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	35
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	35
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	34
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	34
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	34
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	32
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	32
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	30
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	27
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	26
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	25
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	25
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	23
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	22
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	22
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	21
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	21
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	21
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	20
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Nearside Front Macpherson strut corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	19
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	19
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	18
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	18
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	18
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	17
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	17
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	17
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	17
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	16
Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	15
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	15
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	15
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	14
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	14
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	14
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	13
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	13
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	13
Rear Exhaust has a part missing \|7.1.1a\|	13
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	13
Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	13
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	13
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	13
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	13
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	13
Front brake application uneven	13
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	12
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	12
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	12
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	12
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	12
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	12
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	12
Exhaust has a part missing \|7.1.1a\|	12
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	12
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	11
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	11
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	11
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	11
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	11
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	11
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	11
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	10
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	10
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	10
Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	10
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	10
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	10
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	10
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	10
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	9
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	9
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	9
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	9
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	8
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	8
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	8
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	8
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	8
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Fuel hose insecure \|7.2.1\|	8
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	7
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	7
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	7
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	7
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	7
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	7
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	7
Nearside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	7
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	7
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not in good working order \|function impaired\| \|1.1.4a\|	7
Nearside front brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	7
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	7
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	7

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-3s year 1999

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