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MOT History from tests of diesel SAAB 900s year 1997

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Pass percent:67.27%
(The average a diesel SAAB 900 year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:55 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues3
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|2
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|2
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|2
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|2
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Brake pipe fouled by moving parts |3.6.B.2a|1
Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1|1
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Registration plate issues1
Rear Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1|1
Nearside Front Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Offside Front Macpherson strut upper support bearing is rough in operation |2.5.B.1b|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1|1
Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1|1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Offside rear brake juddering severely |3.7.A.5b|1
Centre Brake cable locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3|1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Brake hose excessively deteriorated1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1

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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