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

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Pass percent:73.66%

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

Based on:46,542 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1769
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1746
Registration plate lamp issues	1699
Brake pipe excessively corroded	793
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	642
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	504
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	468
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	388
Registration plate issues	383
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	348
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	283
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	249
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	246
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	233
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	233
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	224
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	193
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	192
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	191
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	187
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	157
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	155
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	154
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	146
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	146
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	141
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	135
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	130
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	129
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	121
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	119
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	113
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	112
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	112
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	106
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	104
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	100
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	99
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	97
Windscreen has damage	96
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	94
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	87
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	81
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	79
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	68
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	66
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	65
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	63
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	62
Windscreen washer not working	62
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	62
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	61
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	61
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	60
Offside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	58
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	58
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	57
Nearside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	56
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	56
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	55
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\|	54
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	53
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	53
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\|	50
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	50
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\|	50
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	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\|	47
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	46
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	46
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	46
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	44
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	43
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	43
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	43
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	42
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	42
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	41
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	41
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	41
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	40
Front brake excessively fluctuating	37
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	37

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 2004

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