MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-3s year 2001

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Pass percent:70.25%

(The average a diesel SAAB 9-3 year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:29,983 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1639
Registration plate lamp issues	1578
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1241
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1115
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	843
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	637
Brake pipe excessively corroded	598
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	574
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	533
Registration plate issues	491
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	450
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	331
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	315
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	213
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	212
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	208
Rear brake binding	201
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	145
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	142
Rear brake application uneven	138
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	137
Windscreen has damage	135
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	134
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	133
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	133
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	128
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	123
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	122
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	119
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	118
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	117
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	115
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	110
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	106
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	98
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	83
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	81
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	81
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	73
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	73
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	70
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	70
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	69
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	68
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	68
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	67
Front brake application uneven	63
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	63
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	62
Rear Exhaust has a part missing \|7.1.1a\|	61
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	56
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	53
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	52
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	51
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	51
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	50
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	50
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	49
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	49
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	48
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	47
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	46
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	45
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	44
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	43
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	43
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	42
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	42
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	39
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	39
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	38
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	38
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	38
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	38
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	38
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	37
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	37
Exhaust has a part missing \|7.1.1a\|	37
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	36
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	36
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	36
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	36
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	34
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	34
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	34
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	31
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	31
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	31
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	30
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	30
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	30
Nearside rear brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.5b\|	29
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	29
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	28
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	28
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	27

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 2001

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