Coleman Milne Saab MOT reliability

Coleman Milne Saabs passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 3 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 3 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

67%

MOTs analysed

3

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2001 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 84,402 (most between 74,979 and 93,826).

2005: 100% → 2006: 80% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 67% → 2009: 67% → 2010: 67% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 67% → 2013: 67% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 75% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 67% → 2019: 67% → 2020: 67% → 2021: 75% → 2022: 33% → 2023: 33% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value (50.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (50.0%)
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (50.0%)
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn (50.0%)

Where 2001 Saabs fail

Wheels & tyres

50.0%

Brakes

50.0%

Suspension & axles

50.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.