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MOT History from tests of petrol SAAB 9-5s year 2010

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Pass percent:80.03%
(The average a petrol SAAB 9-5 year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:3,785 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment101
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively75
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))53
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))40
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|34
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))31
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|25
Registration plate lamp issues22
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))22
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||16
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak13
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|12
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))12
Brakes imbalanced across an axle12
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak11
Registration plate issues11
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault11
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))11
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|10
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))10
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|10
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||9
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|9
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||8
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))8
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|8
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|7
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))6
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|6
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|5
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))5
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|5
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))5
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))5
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))5
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||5
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|5
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))5
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|5
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||5
Steering lock warning lamp indicates a fault |2.1.4c|4
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))4
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))4
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))4
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|4
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|4
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||4
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|4
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||3
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))3
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))3
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))3
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))3
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))3
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))3
Windscreen has damage3
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))3
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))3
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|3
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|3
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|3
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|3
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Front brake application uneven3
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|3
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))3
Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))3
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|3

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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