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

Review the list of common SAAB 9-5 failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your SAAB then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history

Pass percent:74.19%

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

Based on:61,682 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2489
Registration plate lamp issues	2391
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2131
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1638
Registration plate issues	811
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	800
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	759
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	748
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	564
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	386
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	364
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	328
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	319
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	294
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	293
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	257
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	255
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	232
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	229
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	224
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	218
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	217
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	211
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	196
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	188
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	188
Windscreen has damage	181
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	179
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	169
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	164
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	162
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	151
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	146
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	140
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	136
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	131
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	130
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	129
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	124
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	123
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	121
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	121
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	112
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	110
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	101
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	100
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	100
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	99
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	95
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	94
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	94
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	93
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	92
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	91
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	84
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	82
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	79
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	79
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	78
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	78
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	76
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	75
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	73
Rear brake binding	73
Offside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	72
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	71
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	70
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	70
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	66
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	66
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	64
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	64
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	63
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\|	62
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\|	62
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	61
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	61
Nearside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	60
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	59
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	59
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	59
Front brake application uneven	58
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	56
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	55
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	55
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	52
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	51
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	51
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	50
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	49
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	49
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	48
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	48
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	48
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	48

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.

Got suggestions? We’re improving this section all the time. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

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

Find us on Facebook