MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-5s year 2004

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Pass percent:72.47%

(The average a diesel SAAB 9-5 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:30,967 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1263
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1202
Registration plate lamp issues	1137
Brake pipe excessively corroded	610
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	444
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	438
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	417
Registration plate issues	331
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	325
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	291
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	271
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	270
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	262
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	256
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	226
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	158
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	144
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	144
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	124
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	123
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	119
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	105
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	104
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	104
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	103
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	98
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	94
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	93
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	92
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	91
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	89
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	87
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	81
Windscreen has damage	80
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	70
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	69
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	66
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Nearside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	61
Offside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	57
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	56
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	55
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	52
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	48
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\|	46
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\|	46
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	44
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	44
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	44
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	43
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	43
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	42
Nearside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	42
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Front brake application uneven	41
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\|	41
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\|	39
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	39
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	38
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	38
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	38
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	38
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	37
Front brake excessively fluctuating	37
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	36
Offside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	34
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	34
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	34
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	34
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	33
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	33
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	32
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	31
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	31
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	30
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	30
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	30
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	30
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	30
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	30
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	29
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	29
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	29
Windscreen washer not working	29
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	28
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	28
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	27
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	27
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	27
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	27
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Central Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	27
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect \|2.7.5\|	27
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	26

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 2004

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