MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-5s year 2007

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Pass percent:73.62%

(The average a diesel SAAB 9-5 year 2007 passes without issue)

Based on:21,527 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	744
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	705
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	251
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	246
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	214
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	198
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	166
Registration plate issues	149
Registration plate lamp issues	140
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	133
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	133
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	118
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	116
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	113
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	112
Brake pipe excessively corroded	98
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	87
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	82
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	77
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	74
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	71
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	70
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	66
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	61
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	58
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	58
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	58
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	55
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	51
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	51
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	48
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	46
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	45
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	45
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	45
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	45
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	43
Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	41
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	40
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	38
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	36
Front brake excessively fluctuating	36
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	34
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Windscreen washer not working	33
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	33
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	32
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	31
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	31
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	30
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	30
Windscreen has damage	29
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	28
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	28
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	27
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	27
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	27
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	26
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	26
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	26
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	25
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	25
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	24
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	23
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	22
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	22
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	21
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	21
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	21
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	21
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\|	21
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	21
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	20
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	20
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	20
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	20
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	19
Headlamp levelling device obviously defective \|1.7.2\|	19
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	19
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	18
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	18
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	18
Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	18
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	18
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	18

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 2007

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