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V757 KRS

2000 Saab 9-3

Black Petrol 1985cc
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MOT Status

Expired
Expires4 Feb 2016
Tests20 (11 pass, 9 fail)
Pass rate55%

Mileage

100,286 mi
Last recorded100,286 miles
Recorded on1 Feb 2016
Typical for 2000 Saab 9-393,562 mi

Below or average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationV757 KRS
MakeSaab
Model9-3
Year2000
ColourBlack
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,985cc

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MOT History

11 pass 9 fail
Fail 1 Feb 2016 100,286 miles

Centre Front Vehicle structure has a fracture which adversely affects braking or steering bulk head has fracture that results in excessive movement of steering rack (6.1.A.1)

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar fractured n/s/f anti-roll bar linkage broken (2.4.G.1)

Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings n/s sill has corrosion with in 30cm of jacking point (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour n/s/f indicator flashing white light (1.4.A.2f)

Nearside Front Lower Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings n/s/f bulk head has corrosion (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Front coil spring broken n/s/f coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)

Nearside Rear Brake hose ferrule excessively corroded n/s/r brake hose ferrule corroded (3.6.B.4e)

Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded n/s brake pipe front - rear corroded (from master cyl - rear hose) (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour n/s/r indicator flashing white light (1.4.A.2f)

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp not working n/s/r no plate light inop (1.1.C.1d)

Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded o/s/f brake pipe corroded at bulk head (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Front position lamp(s) not working o/s/f side light inop (1.1.A.3b)

Offside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid o/s/f windscreen washer inop (8.2.3)

Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened hand brake cable frayed at o/s/r (3.5.1b)

Offside Rear Brake hose ferrule excessively corroded o/s/r brake hose ferrule corroded (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded o/s brake pipe from master cyl- rear hose corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour o/s/r indicator flashing white light (1.4.A.2f)

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit n/s/f tyre near legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Rear n/s/r wheel arch slightly corroded

Offside Front Anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened o/s/f anti-roll bar corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)

Offside Rear o/s/r tyre has cracks in the tread

Offside Rear o/s/r wheel arch slight corroded

oil leak

Pass 4 Feb 2015 96,350 miles

Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Oil leak

advise both outer sills cover fitted

advise nearside rear wheel arch slight corrosion

advise offside rear tyre cracked/perished between tread

advise offside rear wheel arch slight corrosion

Fail 2 Feb 2015 96,341 miles

Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)

Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)

Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Oil leak

advise both outer sills cover fitted

advise nearside rear wheel arch slight corrosion

advise offside rear tyre cracked/perished between tread

advise offside rear wheel arch slight corrosion

Pass 5 Feb 2014 92,777 miles

Nearside Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Front Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)

Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)

Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Nearside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)

Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)

Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)

Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)

Oil leak

fuel tank straps slightly corroded

nearside inner sill slightly corroded from front to rear

offside front tyre cracked/perished between tread

offside inner sill slightly corroded from front to rear

offside rear tyre cracked/perished between tread

sill covers fitted

Fail 4 Feb 2014 92,777 miles

Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

Offside Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Brake pipe inadequately clipped (3.6.B.1)

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

Nearside Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Front Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)

Nearside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)

Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Nearside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)

Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)

Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)

Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)

Oil leak

fuel tank straps slightly corroded

nearside inner sill slightly corroded from front to rear

offside front tyre cracked/perished between tread

offside inner sill slightly corroded from front to rear

offside rear tyre cracked/perished between tread

sill covers fitted

Pass 5 Feb 2013 89,208 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)

Oil leak

Fail 5 Feb 2013 89,208 miles

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)

Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)

Oil leak

Pass 2 Feb 2012 84,555 miles

Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Oil leak

Fail 1 Feb 2012 84,555 miles

Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)

Nearside Front Steering system fouling (2.2.D.2a)

Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)

Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)

Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Oil leak

Pass 20 Jan 2011 78,148 miles
Fail 20 Jan 2011 78,147 miles

Fuel system component insecure (7.2.1)

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)

Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)

Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Stop lamp obviously incorrectly positioned (1.2.1a)

Pass 20 Jan 2010 72,780 miles
Fail 19 Jan 2010 72,779 miles

Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a)

Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)

Rear Direction indicators slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Pass 31 Jan 2009 69,251 miles
Fail 30 Jan 2009 69,251 miles

Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing (2.5.C.1a)

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)

Pass 5 Feb 2008 65,172 miles
Pass 16 Jan 2007 61,008 miles
Pass 18 Jan 2006 52,974 miles
Fail 16 Jan 2006 52,974 miles

Nearside Rear Brake cable has restricted free movement (3.5.1k)

Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)

Rear registration plate deteriorated (6.3.1d)

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) DANGEROUS

Pass 11 Jan 2005 44,951 miles

How Reliable is the Saab 9-3?

Based on 2,294,034 MOT tests across 155,316 vehicles.

73.6%
Pass Rate
6,682
Miles/Year
28
Year Lifespan
155,316
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 75,543
coil spring broken 47,423
position lamp(s) not working 38,332
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 35,584
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 34,513
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V757 KRS is a 2000 Saab 9-3 in Black with a 1,985cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 20 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 55%.

Across all 2000 Saab 9-3 models, the average MOT pass rate is 72.7% with a typical mileage of 93,562 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Saab 9-3 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 75,543 recorded failures. If you're considering buying V757 KRS, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Saab 9-3 typically stays on UK roads for around 28 years. At 26 years old, this Saab 9-3 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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V757 KRS is a 2000 Saab 9-3, first registered on 29 January 2000.

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