Pass rate
77.4%
Around average — 4.4 pts ahead of the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 53 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £32–£86
2007 Saab 9-3 Aero Anniv MOT pass rate
- 2007
- 3 trims combined
- typical 122,170 mi
Only 53 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Suspension
29.2% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2007 77.4% pass · this year
- Avoid 2007 77.4% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 71.4%
- Typical mileage
- 122k mi
The 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero Anniv MOT pass rate is 77.4% of its MOT tests — 4.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.2% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.4× the national share
Suspension accounts for 29.2% of everything recorded on the 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero Anniv, against 21.0% nationally — 8.2 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 73.0% and this one manages 77.4% — 4.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 29% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every Saab 9-3 Aero Anniv first registered in 2007 is combined here — 3 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero Anniv compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 4.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 71.4%. The median 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero Anniv in this dataset had covered 122,170 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Coil spring fractured or broken", noted on 3.77% of tests.
- 53 recorded tests behind this page.
- 77.4% overall pass rate, 71.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Saab 9-3 Aero Anniv, the average is 77.4% — best year 2007 (77.4%), worst 2007 (77.4%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 53
- Typical mileage (median)
- 122,170 mi
- Make and model
- Saab 9-3 Aero Anniv
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Coil Spring
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the 9-3 Aero Anniv MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2007 9-3 Aero Anniv
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2007 9-3 Aero Anniv
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the coil springs 3.8% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the lights 3.8% of tests
“malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the suspension joints 1.9% of tests
“ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2007 9-3 Aero Anniv through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £32–£86 — and 29% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £32–£86
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 29%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 53 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Compare the 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero Anniv with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2007 cars with a similar record
- Mercedes-Benz Cls 77.4%
- Land Rover Defender 77.3%
- BMW X3 77.3%
- BMW 120 77.6%
- Audi Tt 77.1%
- Mazda Rx-8 77.0%
Closest pass rates among 2007 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero Anniv 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 130 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 38 | 29.20% | 20.98% | +8.22 |
| Brakes | 23 | 17.70% | 20.89% | −3.19 |
| Tyres | 18 | 13.80% | 19.76% | −5.96 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 14 | 10.80% | 5.52% | +5.28 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 11 | 8.50% | 5.57% | +2.93 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 10 | 7.70% | 12.21% | −4.51 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 8 | 6.20% | 1.76% | +4.44 |
| Steering | 4 | 3.10% | 2.57% | +0.53 |
| Visibility | 2 | 1.50% | 4.97% | −3.47 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 1.50% | 4.18% | −2.68 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.8% | £25–65 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 3.8% | £80–250 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.8% | £3–12 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.8% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 1.9% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.9% | £18–45 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.9% | £45–120 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.9% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.9% | £45–95 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 17.0% | £200–700 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 15.1% | £20–80 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 15.1% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 13.2% | £45–110 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 13.2% | £25–65 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 11.3% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 4 | 100.0% | 39,139 mi |
| 60-90k | 12 | 83.3% | 77,666 mi |
| 90-120k | 5 | 100.0% | 106,839 mi |
| 120k+ | 32 | 68.8% | 133,038 mi |
Source: 53 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2007 9-3 Aero Anniv MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero Anniv?
77.4% of the 53 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero Anniv tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 71.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero Anniv?
The three most recorded items are coil spring fractured or broken (3.77%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (3.77%), malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (3.77%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero Anniv MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 68.8% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero Anniv in this dataset had covered 122,170 mi.