Transmission oil leaks leaking excessively from transmission on the Saab 9-3
Transmission oil leaks leaking excessively from transmission on the Saab 9-3 is recorded on 2,157 tests — 1.6% of all its MOT tests, against 0.7% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.7% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 289 models compared | 34 of 289, 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, 1.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2011, 0.9%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2002 at 1.9%; best 2010 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56 | 4,876 | 1.1% |
| 2001 | 41 | 2,805 | 1.5% |
| 2002 | 59 | 3,053 | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 92 | 7,028 | 1.3% |
| 2004 | 196 | 17,002 | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 222 | 26,144 | 0.8% |
| 2006 | 367 | 40,980 | 0.9% |
| 2007 | 473 | 51,296 | 0.9% |
| 2008 | 326 | 43,756 | 0.8% |
| 2009 | 143 | 27,498 | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 94 | 25,740 | 0.4% |
| 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 £200–£700 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
- Transmission oil leaks leaking excessively from transmission: 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 →