Saab 96 MOT reliability

Saab 96s passed their MOT first time 85% of the time across 48 tests in 2025. 376 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 48 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

85%

MOTs analysed

48

Still licensed (GB)

376

Body type

Sedan

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

1975 petrol

9 MOTs

These figures come from only 9 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.

Passed first time 78%. Typical mileage 61,048 (most between 28,922 and 65,722).

2005: 50% → 2006: 57% → 2007: 51% → 2008: 57% → 2009: 60% → 2010: 46% → 2011: 52% → 2012: 56% → 2013: 57% → 2014: 56% → 2015: 69% → 2016: 57% → 2017: 63% → 2018: 64% → 2019: 82% → 2020: 75% → 2021: 75% → 2022: 83% → 2023: 88% → 2024: 83% → 2025: 78%

Most common failures

Service brake imbalance: across an axle (22.2%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (11.1%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (11.1%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (11.1%)
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (11.1%)

Where 1975 96s fail

Brakes

22.2%

Lights & electrics

11.1%

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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.