MOT History from tests of petrol SAAB 9-3s year 2003

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Pass percent:72.51%

(The average a petrol SAAB 9-3 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:112,556 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3705
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2967
Registration plate lamp issues	2510
Registration plate issues	1578
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1475
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1439
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1079
Rear brake binding	1062
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	758
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	744
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	705
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	642
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	623
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	609
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	585
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	544
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	543
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	530
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	526
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	521
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	501
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	493
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	438
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	428
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	424
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	422
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	421
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	421
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	420
Brake pipe excessively corroded	415
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	402
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	364
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	357
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	329
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	326
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	320
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	311
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	303
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	297
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	292
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	279
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	268
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	267
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	249
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	248
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	246
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	239
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	239
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	233
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	231
Windscreen has damage	229
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	223
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	221
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	206
Windscreen washer not working	205
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	201
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	201
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	200
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	199
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	194
Rear brake application uneven	184
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	179
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	178
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	171
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	170
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	167
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	165
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	155
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	155
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	154
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	154
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	154
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	154
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	153
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	151
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	151
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	148
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	144
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	143
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	138
Centre Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	137
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	135
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	132
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	132
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	131
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	131
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	130
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	130
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	128
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	128
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	125
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	123
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	123
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	122
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	119
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	118
Front brake application uneven	117
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	114
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	110
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	110
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	107
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	106
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	105
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	104
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	103
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	103
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	100
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	97
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	96
Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	95
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	93

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 2003

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