Make overview
Saab MOT pass rates by model
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Quick answer
Saab cars pass 63.9% of MOT tests across 41,090 recorded tests, against a national average of 72.3%. We hold data for 3 Saab models. The item recorded most often on a failed Saab is spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened.
- Tests analysed
- 41,090
- Unadjusted pass rate
- 63.9%
- Models with data
- 3
Unadjusted, not ranked
Other Saab models with MOT data
These models have at least 500 recorded tests, but their tested examples do not span enough ages and mileages to rank fairly. Their failure and advisory patterns are still drawn from real tests.
Across the range
What Saab cars fail on most
Share of failed Saab tests recording each item, summed across every model above.
- 1.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened18.7%
- 2.A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning9.7%
- 3.Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement8.7%
- 4.The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements7.9%
- 5.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements7.8%
- 6.a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm7.4%
Common questions
- What is the MOT pass rate for Saab?
- Across 41,090 recorded MOT tests, 63.9% of Saab tests ended in a pass, against a national average of 72.3%. A make-level figure blends very different cars, so the individual model pages are the more useful comparison.
- What do Saab cars most often fail their MOT on?
- The most commonly recorded failure item across Saab tests is "A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened", appearing in 18.7% of failed tests. One failed test can list several items, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
- Why do some Saab models not have a pass rate ranking?
- A model is only ranked when its tested examples cover a wide enough spread of ages and mileages for a fair comparison. 0 of the 3 Saab models here qualify. For the rest we publish the unadjusted rate and the failure patterns, but not a rank, because comparing unadjusted rates mostly sorts cars by how new they are.
How to read these figures
Why the adjusted rate is the fair one
An unadjusted pass rate is strongly driven by the age and mileage of the cars being tested, not by how well they were built. A model bought mainly as a lightly used second car will look better than an identical car sold to high-mileage drivers. Adjusting for age and mileage compares each model against cars that have lived a similar life.
For a specific car, its own record beats any model average — check that vehicle’s MOT history and read what testers actually recorded against it.
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