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

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Pass percent:73.83%

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

Based on:38,598 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1529
Registration plate lamp issues	1396
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1395
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1006
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	504
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	465
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	402
Registration plate issues	314
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	258
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	220
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	212
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	176
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	169
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	155
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	149
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	149
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	147
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	147
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	139
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	134
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	134
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	124
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	124
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	117
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	115
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	105
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	97
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	94
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	93
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	92
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	91
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	85
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	83
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	82
Windscreen has damage	81
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	75
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	73
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	69
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	60
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	59
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	57
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	55
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	54
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	54
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	54
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	53
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	52
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\|	52
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	52
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\|	49
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	48
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	47
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	47
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	47
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	46
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\|	46
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	45
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported \|3.6.B.1\|	44
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	44
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	43
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\|	42
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	41
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	40
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	40
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	40
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	38
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	38
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	38
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	37
Windscreen washer not working	37
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	36
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	36
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	35
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	35
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	34
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	34
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	32
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	32
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	32
Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	31
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	31
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	31
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	31
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	31
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	31

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 2005

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