MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-3s year 2004

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Pass percent:71.80%

(The average a diesel SAAB 9-3 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:55,669 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1884
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1408
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	707
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	652
Registration plate lamp issues	642
Registration plate issues	616
Rear brake binding	574
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	486
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	479
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	473
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	466
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	443
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	443
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	437
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	436
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	421
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	375
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	373
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	364
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	315
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	311
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	310
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	298
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	295
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	273
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	270
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	245
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	237
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	237
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	232
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	214
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	214
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	213
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	194
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	185
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	179
Windscreen has damage	167
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	163
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	158
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	142
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	141
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	141
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	139
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	139
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	135
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\|	127
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	124
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\|	123
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	123
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	121
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\|	118
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	112
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	105
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	105
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\|	103
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	103
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	101
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	100
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	97
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	97
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	97
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	95
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	94
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	91
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	90
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	88
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	87
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	86
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	80
Rear brake application uneven	79
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	78
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	78
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	73
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	72
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	72
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	71
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	71
Windscreen washer not working	69
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	67
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	67
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	66
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	66
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	64
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	64
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Front brake excessively fluctuating	63
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	62
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	62
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	59
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Front brake application uneven	55
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	55
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	54
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	54
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	53
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	53
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	52
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	52
Offside Rear Braking system leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	51
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	51
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	51
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	50
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	49
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	48
Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	48
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	48
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	48

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 2004

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