MOT History from tests of petrol SAAB 9-3s year 2005

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Pass percent:72.75%

(The average a petrol SAAB 9-3 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:157,728 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4595
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4327
Registration plate lamp issues	2086
Registration plate issues	1530
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1467
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1332
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1295
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1221
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	984
Rear brake binding	966
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	887
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	841
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	750
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	739
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	737
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	737
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	724
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	715
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	713
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	711
Windscreen washer not working	709
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	627
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	618
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	599
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	525
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	506
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	506
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	503
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	467
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	462
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	462
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	433
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	412
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	406
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	401
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	390
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	389
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	366
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	363
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\|	360
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	351
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	349
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	346
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	336
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\|	334
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	325
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\|	325
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	318
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\|	311
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	308
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	300
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	284
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	283
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	281
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	271
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	264
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	257
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	255
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	245
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	243
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	243
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	242
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	240
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	237
Windscreen has damage	236
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	231
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	225
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	224
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	217
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	212
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	211
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	207
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	206
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	206
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	204
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	204
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	199
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	195
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	187
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	183
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	182
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	181
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	176
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	168
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	166
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	164
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	162
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	161
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	157
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	147
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	147
Rear brake application uneven	141
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	140
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	139
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	138
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	135
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	132
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	131
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	129

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 2005

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