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

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Pass percent:73.54%

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

Based on:103,248 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4678
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3818
Registration plate lamp issues	3175
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2089
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1664
Registration plate issues	1479
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1435
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1299
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1232
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1192
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	897
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	685
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	638
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	545
Rear brake binding	504
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	456
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	455
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	403
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	364
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	358
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	348
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	339
Windscreen has damage	329
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	320
Rear brake application uneven	317
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	305
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	288
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	282
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	279
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	263
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	253
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	248
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	244
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	239
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	235
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	234
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	234
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	233
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	231
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	226
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	226
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	226
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	208
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	195
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	187
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	186
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	184
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	179
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	170
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	166
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	164
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	161
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	160
Rear Exhaust has a part missing \|7.1.1a\|	160
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	160
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	158
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	155
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	155
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	154
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	150
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	146
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	137
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	135
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	134
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	130
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	128
Front brake application uneven	126
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is fractured \|2.2.C.1h\|	113
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	113
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	112
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	108
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is fractured \|3.6.C.3\|	107
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	107
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	103
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	103
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	103
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	101
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	99
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	98
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	96
Steering component mounting prescribed area is fractured \|2.2.C.1h\|	96
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	95
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	95
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	93
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	93
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	92
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	90
Offside Steering component mounting prescribed area is fractured \|2.2.C.1h\|	90
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	88
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	87
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	86
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	85
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	82

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 petrol SAAB 9-3s year 2001

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