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

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Pass percent:74.10%

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

Based on:20,641 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	711
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	685
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	143
Registration plate lamp issues	136
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	118
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	100
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	97
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	90
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	89
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	87
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	86
Brake pipe excessively corroded	82
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	77
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	76
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
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	61
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	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	48
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	48
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	48
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	46
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	45
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	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 Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	38
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	37
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	36
Front brake excessively fluctuating	36
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	34
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	34
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	33
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	33
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	33
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	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
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
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	26
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	26
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	25
Windscreen washer not working	25
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	25
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	24
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	23
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
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	22
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	22
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
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	20
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	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
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))	20
Headlamp levelling device obviously defective \|1.7.2\|	19
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	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 Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	18
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	17
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\|	17

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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