Saab 900 MOT pass rate by year
How the Saab 900's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1984 to 1998, across the DVSA record.
What is the Saab 900 MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Saab 900 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 900 averages 32.5% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 66.0% | 34.0% | 2,001 |
| 1985 | 64.9% | 35.1% | 3,125 |
| 1986 | 63.9% | 36.1% | 3,752 |
| 1987 | 64.5% | 35.5% | 6,608 |
| 1988 | 67.0% | 33.0% | 8,290 |
| 1989 | 66.5% | 33.5% | 12,189 |
| 1990 | 67.1% | 32.9% | 19,775 |
| 1991 | 66.8% | 33.2% | 17,024 |
| 1992 | 67.2% | 32.8% | 23,123 |
| 1993 | 67.7% | 32.3% | 24,415 |
| 1994 | 65.2% | 34.8% | 22,207 |
| 1995 | 66.5% | 33.5% | 41,793 |
| 1996 | 67.5% | 32.5% | 71,290 |
| 1997 | 68.9% | 31.1% | 98,726 |
| 1998 | 69.3% | 30.7% | 30,134 |
Does age change how often a Saab 900 fails?
Older Saab 900s fail more often, as expected. The 1984 cars fail 34.0% of tests against 30.7% for the 1998. Across every year the model averages 32.5%. The 1986 is the weakest year at 36.1%, and the 1998 the strongest at 30.7%.
More on the Saab 900
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
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| Saab 900: 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