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MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 9-5s year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:73.60%
(The average a diesel SAAB 9-5 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:16,861 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment530
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively519
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|224
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|203
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|190
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|187
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))154
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))138
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))135
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))133
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))131
Registration plate issues127
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort95
Registration plate lamp issues95
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|94
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault86
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))82
Brakes imbalanced across an axle63
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|63
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|62
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||58
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))55
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|54
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|54
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||53
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))52
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))51
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||49
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|49
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||47
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||46
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|43
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|43
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))43
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|42
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened39
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|36
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak35
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|33
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))31
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak31
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|31
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|29
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||28
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|27
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|26
Brake hose excessively deteriorated26
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))25
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|25
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|24
Horn not working (7.7 (a))24
Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c|24
Windscreen washer not working 24
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))23
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))23
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|21
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))21
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened21
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))20
rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced20
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))20
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|20
Horn not working |1.6.2a|20
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||19
Windscreen has damage19
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))19
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c||19
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|19
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))19
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))19
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||18
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||18
Front brake excessively fluctuating18
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|17
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |8.2.2.2 |b||17
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|17
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||17
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|16
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|16
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))16
Brake pipe excessively corroded16
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))16
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|15
Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d))15
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))15
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))15
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|15
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))15
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))14
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|14
Offside Rear Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|14
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))14

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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