Does the Saab 9-5 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Saab 9-5 records 20.15 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 21.36 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.21, 95% interval −1.54 to −0.87). It ranks 410 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Saab 9-5 is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 2,665 times in 2019–2024.

Saab 9-5: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded	2,665	3.62
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	2,117	2.87
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	1,290	1.75
Parking brake inoperative on one side	1,222	1.66
A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded	783	1.06

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 73,669 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Saab 9-5 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

16.0% of Saab 9-5 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,262 miles later (15,204 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 15,204 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Saab 9-5 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a Saab 9-5 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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