38,929 tests in 2025
Saab MOT pass rates
Saab’s first-time fail rate across 3 models was 30.6%, worse than the national 22.6%. The spread between models below is the interesting part.
| Model | Tests | Pass rate | Fail rate | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-3 | 30,501 | 69% | 31% | 113,298 |
| 9-5 | 6,418 | 71.4% | 28.6% | 123,235 |
| 900 | 2,010 | 69.2% | 30.8% | 127,740 |
Fail rates are first attempts at class 4 normal tests in 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised data (retrieved 2026-09-12). Age mix drives a lot of the spread: a model sold mostly since 2020 will beat one whose survivors average 15 years old. Each model page shows the rate by age band.