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MOT History from tests of petrol SAAB 9-3s year 2011

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mot history
Pass percent:77.79%
(The average a petrol SAAB 9-3 year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:5,825 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively145
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))107
Headlamp aim out of alignment105
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))65
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))44
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|41
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))38
Windscreen washer not working 30
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))30
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|26
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))26
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||25
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))25
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))25
Registration plate issues24
Registration plate lamp issues20
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|18
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|18
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))16
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))16
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|15
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))12
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||12
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))12
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))12
Brakes imbalanced across an axle11
Brake hose excessively deteriorated10
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))10
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|9
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))9
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|9
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||9
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|9
Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a))8
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|8
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|8
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault7
Offside Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii))7
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))7
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))7
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))7
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))7
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))7
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|6
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||6
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))6
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))6
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||6
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))6
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|6
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|6
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))6
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||6
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))6
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak6
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|5
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||5
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||5
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))5
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|5
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))5
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|5
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||5
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||5
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak5
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))5
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))5
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))5
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|4
Nearside Rear Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))4
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))4
Windscreen has damage4
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|4
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))4
Offside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii))4
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|4
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||4
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))4
Nearside Outer Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|4
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))4
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii||4
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))4
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))4
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))4
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))4
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|4

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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