Saab 900 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Saab

Model: 900

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 15,891 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

71.3%

Share of this model's 15,891 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£375/yr

Average vehicle miles

131,996

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

131,996

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

31.4

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

1,801

1,801 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

15,891

15,891 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Very Rare

1,801On the road

Insight summary

Saab 900 is a very rare model in this snapshot, with 1,801 represented vehicles and 0.00% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 71.3% from 15,891 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 52. The current pool shows an average of 131,996 miles and an average age of 31.4 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 131,996 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by lpg, and the most frequent defect themes are parking brake, windscreen damage and exhaust emissions. The practical read is that the Saab 900 looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	1,796
LPG	5

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	637
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	459
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	228
Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))	202
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	193
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	188
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	175
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	174
Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))	170
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	169
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	164
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	152
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	148
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))	133
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	127
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	124
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	121
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	111
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))	108
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	106
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	105
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	101
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	100
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	94
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	93

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 4,382 defects across this top 25 set

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

637

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

459

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

228

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

202

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

193

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

188

Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))

175

Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))

174

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

170

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

169

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

164

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

152

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

148

Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b))

133

Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))

127

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))

124

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

121

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

111

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))

108

Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

106

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

105

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

101

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

100

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Saab 900 reliability and MOT data