MOT Check for SAAB 9-3s

The SAAB 9-3 makes up 2,129,005 of the overall 3,394,390 SAAB MOT test results. Select your 9-3 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is fractured  Occurs:139 times
Offside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) Occurs:146 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction h Occurs:2,112 times
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side a Occurs:235 times
front brakes release unevenly  Occurs:178 times
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded floor  Occurs:159 times
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:532 times
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:181 times
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt gii Occurs:271 times
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated  Occurs:250 times
Power steering fluid level below minimum  Occurs:443 times
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively scored  Occurs:295 times
Braking system leaking  Occurs:114 times
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play bi Occurs:253 times
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing ai Occurs:155 times
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Occurs:5,375 times
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:805 times
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour  Occurs:229 times
Offside Front Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:136 times
Offside Front Coil spring not correctly located  Occurs:246 times
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:205 times
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:132 times
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:131 times
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement Occurs:1,399 times
Steering column will not lock in a fixed position  Occurs:115 times
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