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MOT History from tests of petrol SAAB 9-3s year 2010

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mot history
Pass percent:78.16%
(The average a petrol SAAB 9-3 year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:11,961 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively303
Headlamp aim out of alignment229
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))142
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))140
Registration plate lamp issues100
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|98
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))76
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||58
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|58
Windscreen washer not working 56
Registration plate issues55
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))50
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))46
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))44
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||38
Brake hose excessively deteriorated37
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))35
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))34
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))32
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|30
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|25
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened24
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|23
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak23
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|23
Brakes imbalanced across an axle23
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))22
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|22
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|21
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|21
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))20
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|20
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak20
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))19
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened18
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))18
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))17
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))17
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))17
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|17
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|17
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|16
Nearside Rear Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))15
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|15
Offside Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e|15
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))15
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|14
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|14
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))14
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|13
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||13
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))12
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))12
Nearside 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|12
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||12
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))12
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|12
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))11
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||10
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|10
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|10
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))10
Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))10
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))10
Windscreen has damage9
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||9
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))9
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))9
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))9
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||9
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|9
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))9
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||9
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))9
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|9
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak9
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))8
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))8
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||8
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))8
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|8
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))8
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii))8

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.

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