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

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Pass percent:73.42%

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

Based on:40,177 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1586
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1434
Registration plate lamp issues	1421
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1091
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	327
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	319
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	258
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
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	144
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	141
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	139
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	136
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	134
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	134
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	126
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	126
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	124
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	117
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	116
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	115
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	106
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	93
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	92
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	84
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	84
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	82
Windscreen has damage	81
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	79
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	75
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	69
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	64
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	60
Windscreen washer not working	59
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	59
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	58
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	56
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
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
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	52
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	51
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
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
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	47
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	47
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 lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	45
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 Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii))	43
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	43
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	43
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	42
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
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	37
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	37
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	36
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))	36
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	36
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
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	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 has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))	33

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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