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

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Pass percent:71.94%

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

Based on:66,549 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2836
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2521
Registration plate lamp issues	2333
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1870
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1588
Registration plate issues	1259
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	969
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	958
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	851
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	818
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	687
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	551
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	540
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	529
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	448
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	393
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	368
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	358
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	340
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	332
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	319
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	315
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	311
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	306
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	306
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	296
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	274
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	269
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	262
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	242
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	236
Windscreen has damage	235
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	223
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	204
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	196
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	193
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	191
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	185
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	179
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	171
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	169
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	167
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	161
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	160
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	155
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	155
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	152
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	152
Rear brake binding	148
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	146
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	145
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	143
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	142
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	139
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	133
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	131
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	130
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	129
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	109
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	109
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	107
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	106
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	104
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	102
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	99
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	99
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	97
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	96
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	95
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	95
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\|	93
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	91
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	89
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	88
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	87
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	86
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\|	85
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	85
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	84
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	83
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	81
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	80
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	80
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	79
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	79
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	79
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\|	78
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	78
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	78
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	75
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	74
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	74
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	74
Front brake application uneven	74
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	69
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\|	66
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	66
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	66
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	61
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	60
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	58
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	57

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 1999

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