Saab9-3 MOT results

In 2025, 63.5% of Saab 9-3 MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 58.2% for cars of the same age. 9.2% had at least one dangerous defect (10.0% for cars the same age). The typical Saab 9-3 tested was 17 years old with 112,900 miles. Based on 32,178 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Saab 9-3 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 63.5%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 58.2%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 5.4%passed after repair
Failed: 31.0%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 9.2%same age 10.0%
Typical mileage: 112,900at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Saab 9-3All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2012	191	71.7%	63.2%
2011	2,246	66.7%	61.0%
2010	3,207	65.9%	59.1%
2009	3,310	65.2%	58.1%
2008	4,992	63.8%	57.0%
2007	5,742	63.2%	57.2%
2006	4,378	60.7%	56.8%
2005	2,815	61.0%	57.5%
2004	1,844	58.7%	57.5%
2003	774	63.6%	58.5%
2002	703	69.4%	59.4%
2001	643	65.0%	60.9%
2000	592	65.0%	62.2%
1999	475	66.3%	64.2%
1998	253	63.6%	65.1%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Saab 9-3All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
10-14 years	3,986	67.3%	65.7%	109,600
15-19 years	21,401	63.1%	57.6%	115,000
20-29 years	6,791	62.6%	59.6%	107,400

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Saab 9-3 is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	911	2.8%	0.9×	66.5%
NR Norwich	East of England	858	2.7%	1.9×	63.8%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	742	2.3%	1.0×	79.5%
TN Tonbridge	South East	703	2.2%	1.6×	65.0%
PE Peterborough	East of England	683	2.1%	1.1×	61.9%
PO Portsmouth	South East	622	1.9%	1.4×	64.5%
BS Bristol	South West	615	1.9%	1.1×	57.4%
RG Reading	South East	579	1.8%	1.2×	71.2%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	563	1.7%	1.0×	67.7%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	509	1.6%	0.9×	60.5%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	497	1.5%	1.1×	58.4%
GL Gloucester	South West	495	1.5%	1.3×	58.4%
GU Guildford	South East	490	1.5%	1.1×	62.7%
IP Ipswich	East of England	477	1.5%	1.3×	60.2%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	465	1.4%	1.2×	59.1%
CF Cardiff	Wales	463	1.4%	0.9×	52.3%
DE Derby	East Midlands	456	1.4%	1.0×	62.1%
BN Brighton	South East	449	1.4%	1.2×	60.8%
RH Redhill	South East	434	1.3%	1.3×	72.8%
OX Oxford	South East	429	1.3%	1.2×	60.4%
SO Southampton	South East	427	1.3%	1.1×	60.9%
CB Cambridge	East of England	425	1.3%	1.9×	64.7%
SK Stockport	North West	423	1.3%	1.3×	70.2%
BA Bath	South West	419	1.3%	1.5×	52.3%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	418	1.3%	0.8×	62.2%
CO Colchester	East of England	415	1.3%	1.6×	66.0%
SG Stevenage	East of England	402	1.2%	1.7×	72.6%
LL Llandudno	Wales	400	1.2%	1.3×	66.2%
EX Exeter	South West	399	1.2%	1.1×	52.6%
G Glasgow	Scotland	391	1.2%	0.8×	61.4%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	382	1.2%	0.8×	63.9%
N London N	London	373	1.2%	1.7×	68.1%
BH Bournemouth	South West	371	1.2%	1.1×	61.2%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	367	1.1%	1.1×	58.6%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	360	1.1%	1.2×	69.4%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	354	1.1%	0.9×	69.2%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	352	1.1%	1.3×	68.2%
SA Swansea	Wales	343	1.1%	0.8×	60.3%
TA Taunton	South West	343	1.1%	1.6×	52.5%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	319	1.0%	0.8×	61.8%
PL Plymouth	South West	317	1.0%	1.0×	65.6%
SE London SE	London	314	1.0%	1.3×	65.6%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	310	1.0%	0.9×	58.1%
M Manchester	North West	308	1.0%	0.6×	71.1%
SN Swindon	South West	293	0.9%	1.0×	53.6%
TR Truro	South West	292	0.9%	1.5×	56.2%
CT Canterbury	South East	289	0.9%	1.2×	65.4%
ME Rochester	South East	287	0.9%	0.8×	65.9%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	282	0.9%	0.9×	59.2%
L Liverpool	North West	278	0.9%	0.8×	74.1%
CH Chester	North West	271	0.8%	0.8×	63.8%
SL Slough	South East	269	0.8%	1.2×	71.4%
PR Preston	North West	266	0.8%	0.9×	66.5%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	264	0.8%	0.7×	64.0%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	262	0.8%	1.2×	64.1%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	247	0.8%	0.9×	65.6%
TS Teesside	North East	241	0.7%	0.8×	62.7%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	233	0.7%	1.0×	58.4%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	230	0.7%	0.8×	68.3%
NP Newport	Wales	227	0.7%	0.8×	58.1%
SP Salisbury	South West	215	0.7%	1.4×	53.5%
LU Luton	East of England	210	0.7%	1.0×	71.0%
AL St Albans	East of England	207	0.6%	1.5×	79.2%
TW Twickenham	London	204	0.6%	0.9×	69.1%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	199	0.6%	1.2×	58.3%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	196	0.6%	1.0×	63.3%
TQ Torquay	South West	195	0.6%	1.2×	54.9%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	194	0.6%	1.1×	45.4%
NW London NW	London	191	0.6%	0.9×	69.6%
E London E	London	187	0.6%	0.7×	69.0%
BB Blackburn	North West	185	0.6%	0.7×	64.9%
W London W	London	185	0.6%	2.2×	77.3%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	180	0.6%	1.0×	46.7%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	178	0.6%	0.6×	68.0%
DT Dorchester	South West	178	0.6%	1.4×	52.8%
DL Darlington	North East	175	0.5%	0.9×	57.1%
WA Warrington	North West	170	0.5%	0.5×	58.8%
SW London SW	London	163	0.5%	1.2×	69.3%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	160	0.5%	0.7×	65.6%
BL Bolton	North West	158	0.5%	0.6×	72.8%
CR Croydon	London	157	0.5%	0.7×	75.2%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	154	0.5%	0.7×	59.7%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	151	0.5%	0.7×	53.6%
LA Lancaster	North West	148	0.5%	0.9×	62.2%
DA Dartford	South East	144	0.4%	0.6×	77.1%
FY Blackpool	North West	144	0.4%	1.1×	63.2%
RM Romford	London	143	0.4%	0.6×	78.3%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	139	0.4%	1.2×	64.0%
EN Enfield	London	136	0.4%	0.7×	74.3%
IV Inverness	Scotland	134	0.4%	1.0×	69.4%
HA Harrow	London	133	0.4%	0.7×	69.2%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	129	0.4%	0.6×	61.2%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	128	0.4%	1.0×	68.0%
CA Carlisle	North West	123	0.4%	0.6×	59.3%
CW Crewe	North West	123	0.4%	0.6×	60.2%
OL Oldham	North West	122	0.4%	0.6×	62.3%
PA Paisley	Scotland	121	0.4%	0.8×	50.4%
TF Telford	West Midlands	118	0.4%	1.0×	61.0%
UB Southall	London	116	0.4%	0.6×	69.8%
DH Durham	North East	106	0.3%	0.7×	66.0%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	106	0.3%	0.7×	60.4%
WD Watford	East of England	97	0.3%	0.8×	61.9%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	91	0.3%	0.7×	51.6%
DD Dundee	Scotland	90	0.3%	0.7×	44.4%
SR Sunderland	North East	90	0.3%	0.8×	53.3%
WN Wigan	North West	89	0.3%	0.6×	57.3%
PH Perth	Scotland	85	0.3%	0.9×	58.8%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	84	0.3%	0.9×	57.1%
BR Bromley	London	80	0.2%	0.7×	71.2%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	69	0.2%	0.9×	60.9%
IG Ilford	London	63	0.2%	0.5×	71.4%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	61	0.2%	0.8×	60.7%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	60	0.2%	1.0×	45.0%
SM Sutton	London	42	0.1%	0.6×	71.4%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	26	<0.1%	0.9×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	22	<0.1%	0.8×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	10	<0.1%	0.7×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	5	<0.1%	0.4×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	2,275	7.1%	0.9×	57.3%
North East	1,030	3.2%	0.8×	61.1%
North West	2,808	8.7%	0.8×	66.4%
Yorkshire and the Humber	2,456	7.6%	0.8×	67.5%
Wales	1,459	4.5%	0.9×	58.9%
West Midlands	2,761	8.6%	0.9×	63.7%
East Midlands	2,205	6.9%	1.0×	61.0%
East of England	4,358	13.5%	1.3×	65.9%
London	2,839	8.8%	0.9×	70.3%
South East	5,849	18.2%	1.2×	65.5%
South West	4,132	12.8%	1.2×	56.2%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Saab 9-3Cars the same age

Suspension15.4%16.9%
Lights and electrics13.3%20.2%
Brakes9.9%11.3%
Tyres6.4%6.8%
Body and structure6.1%7.8%
Emissions and leaks5.8%6.1%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)5.4%6.7%
Steering2.2%3.6%
Seat belts and airbags1.7%2.3%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Saab 9-3 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	6.1%	3.4%	1.8×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.3%	5.6%	0.6×	0.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	2.4%	2.5%	1.0×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.4%	1.8%	1.3×	100.0%
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases Body and structure	2.2%	1.7%	1.3×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.2%	2.6%	0.8×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.1%	2.4%	0.9×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.0%	2.7%	0.7×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	1.9%	3.3%	0.6×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	1.9%	3.0%	0.6×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	17.8%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	15.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	12.9%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	11.9%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	10.2%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	8.3%
Brake pads: wearing thin	7.3%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	7.1%
Coil spring: corroded	6.8%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	6.2%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	18,193	64.3%
Diesel	13,968	62.6%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model