Saab 9000 MOT reliability

Saab 9000s passed their MOT first time 62% of the time across 532 tests in 2025. 411 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

62%

MOTs analysed

532

Still licensed (GB)

411

Body type

Hatchback

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

1995 petrol

56 MOTs

These figures come from 56 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 59%. Typical mileage 155,473 (most between 110,599 and 194,443).

2005: 58% → 2006: 56% → 2007: 49% → 2008: 47% → 2009: 45% → 2010: 47% → 2011: 47% → 2012: 45% → 2013: 44% → 2014: 52% → 2015: 46% → 2016: 48% → 2017: 52% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 59% → 2020: 48% → 2021: 56% → 2022: 61% → 2023: 54% → 2024: 64% → 2025: 59%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (10.7%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.1%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (7.1%)
Prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (7.1%)
Headlamp aim: too low (5.4%)

Where 1995 9000s fail

Lights & electrics

23.2%

Brakes

12.5%

Visibility & wipers

12.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

10.7%

Seat belts & other equipment

10.7%

Suspension & axles

8.9%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

5.4%

Wheels & tyres

1.8%

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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.