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

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Pass percent:74.18%

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

Based on:44,250 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1694
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1692
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1512
Brake pipe excessively corroded	989
Registration plate issues	598
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	590
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	582
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	582
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	406
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	280
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	265
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	249
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	209
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	198
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	197
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	186
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	180
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	178
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	171
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	160
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	155
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	132
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	131
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	130
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	130
Windscreen has damage	126
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	125
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	122
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	109
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	106
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	105
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	104
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	97
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	96
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	91
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	91
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	88
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	85
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	83
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	82
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	74
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	73
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	72
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	71
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	70
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	68
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	66
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	66
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	66
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	65
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	65
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	63
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	62
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	61
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	61
Rear brake binding	59
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	59
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	58
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	57
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	56
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	53
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	52
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	51
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Offside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	46
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	46
Nearside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	45
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	45
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	44
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	43
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	43
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	42
Windscreen washer not working	42
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	42
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	41
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	40
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	38
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	38
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	38
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	37
Front brake application uneven	36
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	36
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	35

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 2003

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