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MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-3s year 2006

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mot history
Pass percent:71.39%
(The average a diesel SAAB 9-3 year 2006 passes without issue)
Based on:191,504 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6002
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5823
Registration plate lamp issues3750
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2356
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2161
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1986
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1787
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1604
Registration plate issues1594
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1512
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1256
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1126
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1110
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1104
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1090
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|977
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|847
Rear brake binding818
Brakes imbalanced across an axle797
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault777
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|720
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|704
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|664
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))644
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|633
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))631
Windscreen washer not working 629
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort604
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))602
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|562
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))562
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))553
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))551
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|548
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak539
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|535
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))516
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|506
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened498
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|497
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|476
Brake hose excessively deteriorated472
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))471
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))470
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|457
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|457
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|439
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|429
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|407
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))389
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|379
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|377
Windscreen has damage366
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|362
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|361
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))357
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened343
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||336
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||329
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))325
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))323
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|319
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))301
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|300
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||298
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||289
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|283
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||280
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||273
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||272
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||264
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|262
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||261
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|254
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|252
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|243
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|230
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii||222
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|222
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak212
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b|211
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))207
Horn not working |1.6.2a|203
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))201
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|201
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|195
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||194
Front brake excessively fluctuating191
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||190
Battery insecure |1.9.1|189
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|186
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|178
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|176
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|176
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|173
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||170
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|167
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))166

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.

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