MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-5s year 2002

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Pass percent:72.36%

(The average a diesel SAAB 9-5 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:19,915 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	964
Headlamp aim out of alignment	829
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	726
Brake pipe excessively corroded	717
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	316
Registration plate issues	269
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	259
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	256
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	211
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	207
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	165
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	158
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	146
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	140
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	135
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	116
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	105
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	98
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	94
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	92
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	92
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	89
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	87
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	86
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	76
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	76
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	75
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	73
Windscreen has damage	72
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	71
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	64
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	64
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	63
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	56
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	53
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	45
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	43
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	43
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	42
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	42
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	40
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	39
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	39
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	37
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	36
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	35
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	34
Rear brake binding	34
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	33
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	32
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	32
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	30
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	30
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	30
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	30
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	29
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	28
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	28
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	28
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	27
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	26
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	26
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	25
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	24
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\|	24
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	24
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	24
Front brake application uneven	24
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	24
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	24
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	23
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	23
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	23
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	23
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	23
Nearside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	22
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	22
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	22
Nearside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	21
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\|	21
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	21
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	21
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	21
Offside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Front brake excessively fluctuating	20
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	20
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\|	20
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	19
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	19
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	19
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	18
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	18
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	18
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	18
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	18
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	18
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	17
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	17
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\|	17
Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	17
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	17
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	17

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 diesel SAAB 9-5s year 2002

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