MOT History from tests of petrol SAAB 9-5s year 2000

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Pass percent:73.78%

(The average a petrol SAAB 9-5 year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:68,026 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3022
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2591
Registration plate lamp issues	2336
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1311
Registration plate issues	1154
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	763
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	761
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	668
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	613
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	474
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	402
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	384
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	344
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	341
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	340
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	297
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	288
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	285
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	281
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	281
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	281
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	276
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	272
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	259
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	246
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	239
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	230
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	225
Windscreen has damage	214
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	214
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	208
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	206
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	195
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	189
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	186
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	178
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	177
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	175
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	155
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	153
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	153
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	147
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	145
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	138
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	130
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	129
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	127
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	127
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	122
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	116
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\|	110
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	107
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	107
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	105
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	104
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	102
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\|	98
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	94
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	93
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	92
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	91
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	90
Rear brake binding	87
Front brake application uneven	87
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	86
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	86
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	85
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\|	85
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	83
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	82
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	82
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	82
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	81
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	79
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	78
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	76
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	76
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	75
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	75
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	75
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\|	75
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	74
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	71
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	70
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	67
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	67
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	67
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	66
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	66
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	65
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	65
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	65
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	65
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	64
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	63
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	63
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	62
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	62
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	61
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	59
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	58
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	55
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	55
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	54

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 2000

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