MOT History from tests of petrol SAAB 93s year 2004

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Pass percent:72.32%

(The average a petrol SAAB 93 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:161,164 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4645
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4174
Registration plate lamp issues	2689
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2031
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1989
Registration plate issues	1733
Rear brake binding	1527
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1262
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	1183
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1155
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1118
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1004
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	1002
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	901
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	888
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	882
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	848
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	818
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	797
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	789
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	783
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	710
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	697
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	684
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	611
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	602
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	599
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	597
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	593
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	583
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	562
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	529
Windscreen washer not working	501
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	478
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	467
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	439
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	410
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	406
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	400
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	371
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	359
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	352
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	350
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	347
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	346
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	346
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	337
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	335
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	324
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	320
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	311
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	308
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	299
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	299
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	294
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	289
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	288
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	283
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	280
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	270
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	261
Windscreen has damage	257
Rear brake application uneven	254
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	254
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	252
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	250
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	247
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	245
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	240
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	240
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	240
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	240
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	218
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	215
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	214
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	213
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	210
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	206
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	205
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	199
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	198
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	197
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	194
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	194
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	193
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	191
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	183
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	182
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	181
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	179
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	173
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	170
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	169
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	163
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	158
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	157
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	157
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	156
Front brake application uneven	150
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	147
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	147
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	146
Brake pipe excessively corroded	144
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	142
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	138
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	137
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	135

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 2004

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