Saab 9-5 MOT pass rate by year
How the Saab 9-5's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1997 to 2011, across the DVSA record.
What is the Saab 9-5 MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Saab 9-5 model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Saab 9-5 averages 25.7% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 73.2% | 26.8% | 4,599 |
| 1998 | 71.8% | 28.2% | 45,642 |
| 1999 | 72.2% | 27.8% | 67,777 |
| 2000 | 74.0% | 26.0% | 70,235 |
| 2001 | 74.7% | 25.3% | 71,348 |
| 2002 | 74.0% | 26.0% | 86,181 |
| 2003 | 74.0% | 26.0% | 69,419 |
| 2004 | 73.8% | 26.2% | 81,479 |
| 2005 | 73.7% | 26.3% | 80,114 |
| 2006 | 76.1% | 23.9% | 61,768 |
| 2007 | 76.2% | 23.8% | 46,069 |
| 2008 | 76.7% | 23.3% | 31,295 |
| 2009 | 77.0% | 23.0% | 15,701 |
| 2010 | 78.5% | 21.5% | 13,094 |
| 2011 | 77.3% | 22.7% | 6,848 |
Does age change how often a Saab 9-5 fails?
Older Saab 9-5s fail more often, as expected. The 1997 cars fail 26.8% of tests against 22.7% for the 2011. Across every year the model averages 25.7%. The 1998 is the weakest year at 28.2%, and the 2010 the strongest at 21.5%.
More on the Saab 9-5
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Saab 9-5: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Saab models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain