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

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Pass percent:74.06%

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

Based on:104,261 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3093
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2827
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1645
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1320
Registration plate lamp issues	971
Registration plate issues	633
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	632
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	608
Windscreen washer not working	594
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	489
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	489
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	463
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	437
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	393
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	377
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	373
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	371
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	359
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	341
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	340
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	326
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	316
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	313
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	310
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	307
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	302
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	289
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	268
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	265
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	257
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	248
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	248
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	245
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	243
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	242
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	225
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	222
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	217
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	195
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	187
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	183
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	183
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	178
Rear brake binding	168
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\|	165
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	162
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\|	157
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	157
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	155
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	148
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	144
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	143
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	142
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	140
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	140
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	138
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	133
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	132
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	130
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	126
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	126
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	125
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\|	124
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	124
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	123
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	113
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	113
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	112
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	108
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	107
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	106
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	103
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	101
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	100
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	99
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	98
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	97
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\|	97
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	94
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	92
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	92
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	91
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	91
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	91
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	91
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	89
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	89
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	88
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	88
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	88
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	86
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	84
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	83
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	83
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	82

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 2007

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