Parking brake ineffective on one side on the Saab 9-3
Parking brake ineffective on one side on the Saab 9-3 is recorded on 1,558 tests — 1.1% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.8× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.8× that share |
| The 226 models compared | 38 of 226, 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, 0.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2011, 0.9%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2003 at 1.0%; best 2010 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20 | 2,438 | 0.8% |
| 2001 | 29 | 5,610 | 0.5% |
| 2002 | 40 | 6,106 | 0.7% |
| 2003 | 69 | 7,028 | 1.0% |
| 2004 | 133 | 17,002 | 0.8% |
| 2005 | 155 | 26,144 | 0.6% |
| 2006 | 240 | 40,980 | 0.6% |
| 2007 | 264 | 51,296 | 0.5% |
| 2008 | 298 | 43,756 | 0.7% |
| 2009 | 135 | 27,498 | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 89 | 25,740 | 0.3% |
| 2011 | 81 | 8,798 | 0.9% |
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 £60–£150 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- Parking brake ineffective on one side: 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 →