MOT History from tests of petrol SAAB 900s year 1997

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Pass percent:68.68%

(The average a petrol SAAB 900 year 1997 passes without issue)

Based on:96,743 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5168
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4583
Registration plate lamp issues	4396
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	3761
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2857
Registration plate issues	1993
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1899
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1856
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1779
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1765
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1399
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1299
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1298
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1172
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	1145
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1037
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	800
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	794
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	768
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	737
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	718
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	673
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	617
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	600
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	596
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	585
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	535
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	527
Windscreen has damage	412
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	401
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	397
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	370
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	368
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	360
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	352
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	347
Rear brake binding	338
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	336
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	335
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	330
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	327
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	324
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	319
Rear brake application uneven	317
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	293
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	286
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	270
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	269
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	262
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	261
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	256
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	255
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	253
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	244
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	239
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	225
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	220
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	220
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	217
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	212
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	211
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	210
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	210
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	195
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	190
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	184
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	170
Parking brake mechanism/associated mounting prescribed area is fractured \|3.1.9\|	159
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	156
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	155
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	155
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	152
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	148
Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	146
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	145
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	141
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	139
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	136
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	136
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	135
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	134
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	134
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	133
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	133
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	130
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	129
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	129
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	128
Front brake application uneven	126
Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel \|2.1.2b\|	125
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	125
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	125
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	118
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	117
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	117
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	116
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	114
Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	110
Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	110
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	108
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	107
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	107
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	106
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	106
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	106
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	104
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	102
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	102
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is fractured \|3.6.C.3\|	101
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	98
Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	96
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	94
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means \|7.2.4b\|	94
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	94
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	93
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	93
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	92
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	92
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	91

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 petrol SAAB 900s year 1997

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