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MOT reliability

Saab 9-3setid

1 vehicles · 12 completed MOT tests analysed
83%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Saab 9-3setid vehicles and 12 completed MOT tests, the Saab 9-3setid has an overall 83% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 140,281 miles.

1
Vehicles
12
MOT tests
9,015
Avg miles / year
0.6
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Saab 9-3setid problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Saab 9-3setid MOT tests:

  • Other186%
  • Brakes29%

Saab 9-3setid pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
51100%
61100%
7250%
81100%
91100%
101100%
111100%
121100%
13250%
141100%

Fuel types: Diesel (1)

Most common Saab 9-3setid MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Saab 9-3setid MOT tests:

  1. nearside front tyre worn on inner/outer edge (2 times)
  2. offside rear tyre worn on outer/inner edge (2 times)
  3. Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. (1.8) (1 times)
  4. Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (1.8) (1 times)
  5. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  6. intermitent missfire on number two cylinder poss injector fault. (1 times)
  7. n/s and o/s front tyres wearing on edges. (1 times)
  8. Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (1 times)
  9. Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) (1 times)
  10. Offside Front Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (1 times)
  11. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  12. Offside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c) (1 times)
  13. Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded over petrol tank two pipes (3.6.B.2c) (1 times)

Saab 9-3setid pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2001 1 12 83% 140,281

Saab 9-3setid reliability FAQ

Across 1 Saab 9-3setid vehicles in our MOT data, 83% pass the MOT (a 17% failure rate), with about 0.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Saab 9-3setid MOT issues are: nearside front tyre worn on inner/outer edge; offside rear tyre worn on outer/inner edge; Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. (1.8).

The typical Saab 9-3setid in our data has covered around 140,281 miles.

Compare the Saab 9-3setid

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