# Saab 900 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Saab 900 passes its MOT first time 63% of the time, from 2,116 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 63%
- MOT tests analysed: 2,116 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 1,733 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2004 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 73 (few mots) | 57% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 233 | 61% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 120 | 60% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 76 (few mots) | 55% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 43 (few mots) | 77% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 375 | 61% |
| 1993 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 321 | 61% |
| 1992 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 238 | 67% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 256 | 65% |
| 1990 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 137 | 68% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 75 (few mots) | 71% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 68 (few mots) | 63% |
| 1987 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 29 (few mots) | 69% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 31 (few mots) | 71% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 73% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1979 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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