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

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Pass percent:74.63%

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

Based on:65,563 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3009
Registration plate lamp issues	2692
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2531
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1244
Registration plate issues	953
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	638
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	590
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	561
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	375
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	373
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	372
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	350
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	326
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	294
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	281
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	276
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	258
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	248
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	248
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	237
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	234
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	227
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	225
Windscreen has damage	218
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	217
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	200
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	198
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	189
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	182
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	182
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	171
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	164
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	160
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	144
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	141
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	141
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	137
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	123
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	119
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	117
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	117
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	116
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	112
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	111
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	111
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	110
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	108
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	104
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	103
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	102
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	99
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	97
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\|	96
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	95
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	94
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	90
Rear brake binding	89
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	87
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	86
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	84
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	83
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	79
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	78
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	78
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	76
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	76
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	75
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	74
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	74
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	73
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\|	73
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	72
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	72
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	72
Front brake application uneven	71
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	69
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	66
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	65
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	64
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	63
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	62
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	62
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\|	61
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	61
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	61
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\|	61
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	60
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	60
Centre Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light \|1.2.1e\|	58
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	57
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	57
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	56
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	56
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	55
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	55
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	55
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	55
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	54
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	54
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	54
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	53
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	52
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	50
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	50

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 2001

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