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MOT History from tests of petrol SAAB 9-3s year 2009

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mot history
Pass percent:77.47%
(The average a petrol SAAB 9-3 year 2009 passes without issue)
Based on:20,044 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment494
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively482
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|261
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))217
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))193
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|176
Registration plate lamp issues145
Registration plate issues102
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))100
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))83
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))73
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))73
Windscreen washer not working 69
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||64
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))59
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))53
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened51
Brakes imbalanced across an axle50
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))47
Brake hose excessively deteriorated46
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||45
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|45
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))45
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))42
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|39
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))39
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|38
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))37
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))36
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))34
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|33
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|32
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|32
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|32
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak31
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|30
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|29
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|29
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|28
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))27
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))27
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))26
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))25
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))24
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|24
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))24
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|23
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))20
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))19
Rear brake binding18
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||18
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))18
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))18
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||18
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))18
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened18
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|17
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))17
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||17
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))17
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault16
Nearside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|16
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|16
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||16
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort16
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))15
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|15
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))15
Offside Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii))15
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))15
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|15
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|15
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||15
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|14
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))14
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))14
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))14

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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