MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-5s year 1999

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Pass percent:74.58%

(The average a diesel SAAB 9-5 year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:177 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	8
Headlamp aim out of alignment	8
Registration plate lamp issues	7
Registration plate issues	6
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Offside Front Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	1
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Front front brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Brake cable insecure RETURN SPRING BROKEN (1.1.15 (c))	1
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged \|4.1.D.1e\|	1
Offside Front Valve stem seriously damaged \|4.1.D.1e\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover missing \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Nearside Front brake caliper leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm worn and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	1

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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Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	8
Headlamp aim out of alignment	8
Registration plate lamp issues	7
Registration plate issues	6
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	2
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	2
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	1
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	1
Offside Front Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	1
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Front front brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1
Offside Brake cable insecure RETURN SPRING BROKEN (1.1.15 (c))	1
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged \|4.1.D.1e\|	1
Offside Front Valve stem seriously damaged \|4.1.D.1e\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| incorrect colour \|1.1.A.3e\|	1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover missing \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1
Windscreen has damage	1
Nearside Front brake caliper leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1
Nearside Rear Suspension arm worn and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	1

MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-5s year 1999

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