MOT Check for SAAB 9-5s

The SAAB 9-5 makes up 697,767 of the overall 3,394,390 SAAB MOT test results. Select your 9-5 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Rear Position lamp not working a Occurs:46 times
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users  Occurs:432 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:48 times
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:83 times
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:203 times
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:92 times
Power steering fluid level below minimum  Occurs:110 times
Nearside Rear coil spring broken  Occurs:414 times
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive  Occurs:1,056 times
Offside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:480 times
Brake pipe inadequately clipped  Occurs:52 times
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam aii Occurs:45 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users  Occurs:213 times
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Occurs:184 times
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working aii Occurs:70 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn ai Occurs:61 times
Nearside Stop lamp not working aii Occurs:147 times
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect c Occurs:192 times
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image  Occurs:877 times
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) Occurs:123 times
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:64 times
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:49 times
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:53 times
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:114 times
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:69 times
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