MOT History from tests of petrol SAAB 9-5s year 1998

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Pass percent:71.63%

(The average a petrol SAAB 9-5 year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:44,835 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	2650
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1973
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1894
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1624
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1009
Registration plate issues	827
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	622
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	609
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	577
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	494
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	474
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	455
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	362
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	351
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	350
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	328
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	305
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	298
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	270
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	264
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	242
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	235
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	205
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	204
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	198
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	195
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	189
Windscreen has damage	187
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	185
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	183
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	159
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	156
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	148
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	147
Rear brake binding	144
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	140
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	138
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	137
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	126
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	123
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	122
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	119
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	117
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	115
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	113
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	111
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	110
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	104
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	100
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	97
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	96
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	95
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	92
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	85
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	83
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	81
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	81
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	80
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	79
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	77
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	76
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	76
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	74
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	73
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	73
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	72
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	71
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	70
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	70
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	69
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	68
Rear brake application uneven	67
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	65
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	65
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	64
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\|	62
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	60
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	60
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\|	60
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	60
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	58
Front brake application uneven	58
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	57
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	56
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	55
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration \|7.3.A.2c\|	54
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	54
Centre Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light \|1.2.1e\|	54
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	52
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	49
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\|	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 has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	43
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	42
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	42
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	42
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	41

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 9-5s year 1998

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