MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-5s year 2001

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Pass percent:72.53%

(The average a diesel SAAB 9-5 year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:2,810 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	137
Headlamp aim out of alignment	128
Brake pipe excessively corroded	116
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	107
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	68
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	42
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	32
Registration plate issues	27
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	27
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	25
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	25
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	20
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	19
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	16
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	16
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	14
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	12
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	12
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	11
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	10
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	10
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	9
Windscreen has damage	9
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	8
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	8
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	7
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	7
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	7
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	6
Rear brake binding	6
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	6
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	6
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	6
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	6
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	5
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	5
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	5
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	5
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	5
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	5
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	5
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	5
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	5
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	5
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	5
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	5
Fuel tank insecure \|7.2.1\|	5
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	4
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	4
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	4
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	4
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	4
Nearside Rear Lower Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	4
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	4
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	4
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	4
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	4
Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.3\|	4
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	4
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	4
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	4
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	4
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	4
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	4
Nearside Rear Brake cable has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	4
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	3
Nearside Front All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3
Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	3
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	3
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	3
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	3
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	3
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	3
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	3
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	3
Offside Rear Lower Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	3
Nearside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	3
Nearside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Offside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Offside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|8.2.2.2 \|b\|\|	3
Nearside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	3
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	3
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	3
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	3

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
Registration plate lamp issues	137
Headlamp aim out of alignment	128
Brake pipe excessively corroded	116
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	107
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	68
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	42
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	32
Registration plate issues	27
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	27
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	25
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	25
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	20
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	19
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	16
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	16
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	14
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	12
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	12
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	11
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	10
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	10
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	9
Windscreen has damage	9
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	8
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	8
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	7
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	7
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	7
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	6
Rear brake binding	6
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	6
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	6
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	6
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	6
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	5
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	5
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	5
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	5
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	5
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	5
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	5
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	5
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	5
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	5
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	5
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	5
Fuel tank insecure \|7.2.1\|	5
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	4
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	4
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	4
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	4
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	4
Nearside Rear Lower Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	4
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	4
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	4
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	4
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	4
Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.3\|	4
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	4
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	4
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	4
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	4
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	4
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	4
Nearside Rear Brake cable has restricted free movement \|3.5.1k\|	4
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	3
Nearside Front All position lamps not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	3
Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	3
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	3
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	3
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	3
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	3
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	3
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	3
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	3
Offside Rear Lower Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	3
Nearside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	3
Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	3
Nearside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Offside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Offside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	3
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|8.2.2.2 \|b\|\|	3
Nearside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	3
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	3
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	3
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	3

MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-5s year 2001

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