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MOT History from tests of petrol SAAB 9-3s year 2008

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Pass percent:75.84%
(The average a petrol SAAB 9-3 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:47,051 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1257
Headlamp aim out of alignment1256
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|867
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|586
Registration plate lamp issues383
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))373
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))370
Registration plate issues295
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))261
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))227
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))205
Windscreen washer not working 180
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||171
Brakes imbalanced across an axle155
Brake hose excessively deteriorated150
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))147
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||139
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))137
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))131
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|110
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))107
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))100
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))99
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened99
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))94
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))91
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|88
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|84
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|82
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|82
Rear brake binding81
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|80
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))79
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))78
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|71
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))69
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|68
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|66
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort60
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak60
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|59
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|59
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|59
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))58
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||53
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|53
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))52
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))52
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))51
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened51
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))51
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||50
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))50
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|49
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||48
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))45
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||45
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|44
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|44
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))42
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))42
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|41
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))41
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))41
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|40
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault40
Nearside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|40
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|39
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|39
Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|39
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))38
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||38
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))38
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))37
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))36
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))36
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))35
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||35

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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