MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-3s year 2007

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Pass percent:72.73%

(The average a diesel SAAB 9-3 year 2007 passes without issue)

Based on:176,913 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5079
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	5054
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	3092
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	2507
Registration plate lamp issues	2441
Registration plate issues	1221
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	956
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	854
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	854
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	814
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	812
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	802
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	795
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	790
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	732
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	713
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	702
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	678
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	663
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	660
Windscreen washer not working	625
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	583
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	570
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	558
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	520
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	491
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	491
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	481
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	478
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	477
Rear brake binding	469
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	447
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	441
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	438
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	424
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	412
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	404
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	400
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	397
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	395
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	380
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	357
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	334
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	324
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	316
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	295
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
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	289
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\|	283
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	273
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\|	272
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	257
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	254
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	251
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	251
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	250
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	248
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	248
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	245
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	244
Windscreen has damage	235
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	232
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	232
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	232
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	229
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	227
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	226
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	220
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	218
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\|	215
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	209
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	206
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	205
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	202
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	200
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	198
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	194
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	193
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	189
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	188
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	188
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	184
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	180
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	178
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	178
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	169
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	163
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	160
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	158
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	154
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	151
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	150
Front brake excessively fluctuating	148

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 2007

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