MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-5s year 2003

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Pass percent:72.50%

(The average a diesel SAAB 9-5 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:21,291 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	962
Headlamp aim out of alignment	900
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	780
Brake pipe excessively corroded	550
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	358
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	327
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	312
Registration plate issues	304
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	202
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	190
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	176
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	165
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	151
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	135
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	114
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	104
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	94
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	93
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	93
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	90
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	88
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	83
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	74
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	71
Windscreen has damage	71
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	68
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	67
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	63
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	62
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	61
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	57
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	52
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	52
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	50
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Offside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	44
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	42
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	42
Centre Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	42
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	41
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	41
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	40
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	39
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	39
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	37
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	37
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	37
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	37
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	35
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	34
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	32
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	32
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	32
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	31
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	30
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	30
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	29
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	28
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	28
Front brake application uneven	27
Rear brake binding	26
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	26
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	26
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	26
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	26
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	26
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	25
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	25
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	24
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	23
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	23
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	23
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	23
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	23
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	22
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	22
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	22
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	20
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	20
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	20
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	20
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	20
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Nearside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	19
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	19
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	19
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	19
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	19
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	19
Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	19
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	19
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	19
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	18
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	18
Offside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	18

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 2003

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