Coil spring fractured or broken on the Saab 9-3
Coil spring fractured or broken on the Saab 9-3 is recorded on 7,199 tests — 5.2% of all its MOT tests, against 2.0% across every car in the data. That is 2.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.6× that share |
| The 298 models compared | 24 of 298, 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, 0.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2011, 3.9%. The share has risen 3.0 points over that time. Worst year 2011 at 3.9%; best 2000 at 0.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22 | 2,438 | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 29 | 2,805 | 1.0% |
| 2002 | 42 | 3,053 | 1.4% |
| 2003 | 108 | 7,028 | 1.5% |
| 2004 | 282 | 17,002 | 1.7% |
| 2005 | 544 | 26,144 | 2.1% |
| 2006 | 1,023 | 40,980 | 2.5% |
| 2007 | 1,382 | 51,296 | 2.7% |
| 2008 | 1,273 | 43,756 | 2.9% |
| 2009 | 837 | 27,498 | 3.0% |
| 2010 | 929 | 25,740 | 3.6% |
| 2011 | 690 | 17,596 | 3.9% |
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–£65 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
- Coil spring fractured or broken: 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 →