MOT History from tests of petrol SAAB 93s year 1999

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Pass percent:70.55%

(The average a petrol SAAB 93 year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:103,308 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4929
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4434
Registration plate lamp issues	3369
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2937
Registration plate issues	1967
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1862
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1726
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1666
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1615
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1565
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1290
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1282
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	1205
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	1162
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	970
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	944
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	939
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	715
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	714
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	677
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	606
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	536
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	505
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	479
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	457
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	450
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	432
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	395
Rear brake binding	394
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	372
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	356
Windscreen has damage	355
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	350
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	338
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	336
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	321
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	318
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	307
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	300
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	298
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	296
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	282
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	263
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	262
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	259
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	257
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	257
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	257
Rear brake application uneven	252
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	249
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	248
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	247
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	241
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	237
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	226
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	210
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	197
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	197
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	192
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	187
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	181
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	175
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	173
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	169
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	168
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	167
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	164
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	163
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	156
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	153
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	152
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	147
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	146
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	143
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	142
Front brake application uneven	139
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	137
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	136
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	135
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	134
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	134
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	133
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	130
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	124
Fuel system component insecure \|7.2.1\|	120
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	119
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	119
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	117
Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	116
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	115
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	115
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	112
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	108
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	108
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	107
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	107
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	104
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	104
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	101
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is fractured \|3.6.C.3\|	100
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	100
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	99
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	99
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	98
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means \|7.2.4b\|	97
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	96
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	96
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	96
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	95
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	94
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	93

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 93s year 1999

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