Does the Saab 9000 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Saab 9000 records 33.63 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 21.87 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+11.76, 95% interval +10.16 to +13.36). It ranks 51 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 9000 is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 359 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 359 | 7.12 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 185 | 3.67 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 146 | 2.90 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 109 | 2.16 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 91 | 1.80 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,043 (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 9000 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
22.2% of Saab 9000 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 2,452 miles later (976 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 976 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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