Indicator incorrect colour on the Saab 9-3
Indicator incorrect colour on the Saab 9-3 is recorded on 3,766 tests — 2.7% of all its MOT tests, against 1.3% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.3% of tests record it — this model is 2.1× that share |
| The 243 models compared | 59 of 243, 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, 1.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2011, 1.2%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2002 at 1.8%; best 2006 at 0.5%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 101 | 7,314 | 1.4% |
| 2001 | 66 | 8,415 | 0.8% |
| 2002 | 162 | 9,159 | 1.8% |
| 2003 | 151 | 10,542 | 1.4% |
| 2004 | 414 | 25,503 | 1.6% |
| 2005 | 287 | 39,216 | 0.7% |
| 2006 | 332 | 61,470 | 0.5% |
| 2007 | 661 | 76,944 | 0.9% |
| 2008 | 528 | 65,634 | 0.8% |
| 2009 | 326 | 41,247 | 0.8% |
| 2010 | 399 | 38,610 | 1.0% |
| 2011 | 321 | 26,394 | 1.2% |
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 £3–£12 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
- Indicator incorrect colour: 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 →