MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-5s year 2005

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Pass percent:71.93%

(The average a diesel SAAB 9-5 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:35,451 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1511
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1454
Registration plate lamp issues	1373
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1159
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	530
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	479
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	457
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	364
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	342
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	309
Registration plate issues	309
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	249
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	241
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	233
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	232
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	159
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	155
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	153
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	130
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	128
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	112
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	110
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	109
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	99
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	92
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	91
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	90
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	86
Windscreen has damage	85
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	83
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	81
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	77
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	75
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	75
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	73
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	71
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	67
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\|	67
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\|	63
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	63
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\|	63
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	63
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	62
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	61
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	58
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	57
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	57
Nearside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	57
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	57
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	56
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	56
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	56
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	56
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	54
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 Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Offside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	51
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	51
Front brake excessively fluctuating	50
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	48
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	47
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	47
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	46
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	46
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	45
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	44
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	44
Windscreen washer not working	43
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	43
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	40
Rear brake binding	40
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	39
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	39
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	37
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	37
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	37
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	37
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	36
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	36
Rear Brake cable insecure	36
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	35
Front brake application uneven	35
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	34
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	33
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	32
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	32
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	31
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	31
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	30
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	30

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 2005

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