MOT History from tests of petrol SAAB 900s year 1998

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Pass percent:69.16%

(The average a petrol SAAB 900 year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:29,552 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1488
Registration plate lamp issues	1423
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1401
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	975
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	883
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	595
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	545
Brake pipe excessively corroded	540
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	537
Registration plate issues	535
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	486
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	423
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	395
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	344
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	340
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	333
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	240
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	235
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	233
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	229
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	224
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	221
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	217
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	196
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	172
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	166
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	149
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	139
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	138
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	136
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	122
Rear brake application uneven	117
Windscreen has damage	115
Rear brake binding	114
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	113
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	111
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	108
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	108
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	102
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	101
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	99
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	97
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	96
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	96
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	94
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	91
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	89
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	88
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	78
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	76
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	72
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	72
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	69
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	67
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	65
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	63
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	63
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	61
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	61
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	61
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	61
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	60
Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	59
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	57
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	56
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Front brake application uneven	54
Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	54
Nearside Front Macpherson strut corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	53
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	52
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	50
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	50
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	50
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	50
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	50
Rear Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	49
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	47
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	47
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	46
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	45
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	43
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	43
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	41
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	40
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	40
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	39
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	39
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	39
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	37
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	37
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	36
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	35
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	35
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	34
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means \|7.2.4b\|	34
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	33
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	32
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	31
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	31
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	30
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	30
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	29
Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	29
Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	28
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is fractured \|3.6.C.3\|	28

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 1998

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