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

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mot history
Pass percent:78.93%
(The average a petrol SAAB 9-5 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:9,856 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively265
Headlamp aim out of alignment263
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))95
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|86
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|85
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|75
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|52
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))50
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))50
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))50
Registration plate lamp issues50
Registration plate issues47
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||41
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort35
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|33
Brake hose excessively deteriorated30
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|29
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||29
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|28
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault27
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|27
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||23
Brakes imbalanced across an axle20
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|19
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak19
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|19
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak19
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|18
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||17
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))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|17
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|15
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))14
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|14
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))13
Brake pipe excessively corroded12
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened12
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|11
Windscreen washer not working 11
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))11
Windscreen has damage11
Horn not working |1.6.2a|10
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))10
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||10
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))10
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||10
Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2|9
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))9
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|9
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))9
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|9
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|8
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|8
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))8
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))8
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))8
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|8
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|8
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened8
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|7
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|7
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))7
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))7
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))7
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c||7
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))7

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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