Brake hose ferrule corroded on the Saab 9-3
Brake hose ferrule corroded on the Saab 9-3 is recorded on 6,724 tests — 4.9% of all its MOT tests, against 1.0% across every car in the data. That is 4.9× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.0% of tests record it — this model is 4.9× that share |
| The 282 models compared | 5 of 282, highest first |
| The model's own record | 137,430 tests · every year of the 9-3 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Saab 9-3 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2000, 4.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2011, 2.0%. The share has fallen 1.9 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 4.3%; best 2006 at 1.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 194 | 4,876 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | 199 | 5,610 | 3.5% |
| 2002 | 265 | 6,106 | 4.3% |
| 2003 | 200 | 7,028 | 2.9% |
| 2004 | 369 | 17,002 | 2.2% |
| 2005 | 561 | 26,144 | 2.1% |
| 2006 | 796 | 40,980 | 1.9% |
| 2007 | 1,243 | 51,296 | 2.4% |
| 2008 | 1,166 | 43,756 | 2.7% |
| 2009 | 688 | 27,498 | 2.5% |
| 2010 | 662 | 25,740 | 2.6% |
| 2011 | 359 | 17,596 | 2.0% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £25–£70 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Brake hose ferrule corroded: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Saab 9-3 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Saab model →