Saab MOT failure rates by model
Saab cars fail 27.2% of MOT tests. Here is every Saab model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Saab cars?
Across 3,731,713 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 27.2% of Saab cars fail. That is 1.5 points above the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Saab models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saab 90 | 35.1% | 1,367 | Brakes |
| Saab 9000 | 34.6% | 170,022 | Lamps & electrical |
| Saab 900 | 32.5% | 387,176 | Brakes |
| Saab 99 | 30.4% | 4,905 | Brakes |
| Saab 9-3 | 26.3% | 2,395,592 | Suspension |
| Saab 95 | 26.3% | 3,775 | Lamps & electrical |
| Saab 96 | 26.2% | 5,903 | Lamps & electrical |
| Saab 93 | 25.9% | 6,891 | Suspension |
| Saab 9-5 | 25.7% | 753,990 | Lamps & electrical |
Which Saab fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Saab 90 has the highest failure rate at 35.1%, and the Saab 9-5 the lowest at 25.7%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain