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

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Pass percent:72.75%

(The average a petrol SAAB 9-3 year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:131,661 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4142
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3744
Registration plate lamp issues	1776
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1412
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1298
Registration plate issues	1028
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	986
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	879
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	812
Windscreen washer not working	806
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	798
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	716
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	684
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	674
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	631
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	570
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	562
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	540
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	524
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	519
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	515
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	507
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	507
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	482
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	476
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	472
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	472
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	439
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	431
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	416
Rear brake binding	404
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	349
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	346
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	338
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	328
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	323
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	307
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	305
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\|	298
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	297
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\|	294
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\|	293
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	291
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\|	289
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	275
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	266
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	262
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	252
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	242
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	241
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	222
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	221
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	216
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	213
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	210
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	210
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	202
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	199
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	194
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	191
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	189
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	187
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	183
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	180
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	177
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	176
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	168
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	167
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	164
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	161
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	157
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	154
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	150
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	146
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	144
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	142
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	140
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	139
Windscreen has damage	131
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	129
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	126
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	126
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	125
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	117
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	116
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	111
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	111
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	108

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 2006

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