MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-3s year 2002

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Pass percent:69.85%

(The average a diesel SAAB 9-3 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:30,504 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1674
Registration plate lamp issues	1277
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1115
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1022
Brake pipe excessively corroded	668
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	581
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	572
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	564
Registration plate issues	517
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	511
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	443
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	294
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	285
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	198
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	191
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	186
Rear brake binding	184
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	180
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	179
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	176
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	163
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	154
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	154
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	152
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	138
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	128
Rear brake application uneven	125
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	115
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	113
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	113
Windscreen has damage	113
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	113
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	110
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	107
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	106
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	104
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	98
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	94
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	88
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	82
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	81
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	80
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	80
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	79
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	76
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	76
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	72
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	70
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	69
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	68
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	66
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	65
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	64
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	63
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	62
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	58
Front brake application uneven	57
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	55
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	50
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	46
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	45
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	45
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	44
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	42
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	42
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	41
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	39
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	39
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	37
Rear Exhaust has a part missing \|7.1.1a\|	37
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	35
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	34
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	33
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	33
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	33
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	32
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	32
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	32
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	31
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	31
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	31
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	30
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	30
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	30
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	29
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	28

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 2002

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