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Saab 9-5 2010: MOT failure rate for its age

29.1% of 4,257 MOT tests of the Saab 9-5 first registered in 2010 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 85.5 (95% CI 80.7–90.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2010 Saab 9-5 fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Saab 9-5 built in 2010 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time29.1%all ages tested2019–20244257
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 80.7–90.3)85.5index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20244257
Rank among this model's 14 build years1of 141 = fails least for its age2019–20244257
Tested in 2024631testsmedian 108,757 miles2024631
line · Saab 9-5 built 2010 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2010 29% vs model normal 31.5% at age 9 · 2019–2024
Built 2010 against Saab 9-5 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 9: 29% vs 31.5%; age 10: 27.5% vs 32.1%; age 11: 28.4% vs 33.6%; age 12: 29.4% vs 34.9%; age 13: 30.5% vs 35.4%; age 14: 29.8% vs 37.3%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2010 Saab 9-5 by registration · All Saab 9-5 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2010 Saab 9-5 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Saab 9-5 built 2010: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
97942925.9–32.231.592
1071927.524.4–30.932.185.7
1175328.425.3–31.733.684.7
1269729.426.1–32.934.984.3
1366330.527.1–34.135.486.1
1463129.826.4–33.537.379.9

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,257 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2010 Saab 9-5?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2010 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 18 items per 100 first tests, against 31.5 across all build years of the Saab 9-5. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Saab 9-5 built 2010 against the Saab 9-5 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2010, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1831.5765
Suspension11.421.5487
Brakes10.720.2455
Tyres9.311398
Visibility6.410.8271

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,257 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2010 compare with the years around it?

Among the 14 published build years of the Saab 9-5, 2010 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2009: index 96.0. 2011: index 89.8.

Saab 9-5 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
199887.175.1–99.2better (rough estimate)519
1999101.393.0–109.5no different (rough estimate)1,329
200093.287.1–99.4better (rough estimate)2,235
200192.887.5–98.1better (rough estimate)3,027
2002106.3101.6–111.0worse4,511
2003106.3101.8–110.8worse4,909
2004103.9100.4–107.5worse7,803
2005103.4100.1–106.6worse9,209
200696.593.4–99.6better9,869
200794.791.6–97.9better9,199
200895.291.5–98.8better7,461
200996.091.3–100.7no different4,588
201085.580.7–90.3better4,257
201189.882.9–96.6better (rough estimate)2,263

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 71,179 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Saab 9-5 2010 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/saab-9-5/2010/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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