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MOT History from tests of petrol SAAB SAABs year 1988

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mot history
Pass percent:33.33%
(The average a petrol SAAB SAAB year 1988 passes without issue)
Based on:24 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|11
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort8
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|4
Registration plate issues4
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated3
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Windscreen has damage2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded tie bar |2.4.A.3|2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded tie bar |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded trailing arm |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wheel arch |5.2.6|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded shockabsorber |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a joint |2.3.3b|1
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a seal |2.3.3b|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b|1
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2|1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
An item not tested |Manual|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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