Exhaust system leaking on the Saab 9-5
Exhaust system leaking on the Saab 9-5 is recorded on 1,960 tests — 7.0% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.5× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.8% of tests record it — this model is 2.5× that share |
| The 316 models compared | 39 of 316, highest first |
| The model's own record | 28,153 tests · every year of the 9-5 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Saab 9-5 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, 6.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2011, 0.8%. The share has fallen 5.8 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 6.6%; best 2011 at 0.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 134 | 2,030 | 6.6% |
| 2001 | 144 | 3,588 | 4.0% |
| 2002 | 171 | 3,200 | 5.3% |
| 2003 | 174 | 3,528 | 4.9% |
| 2004 | 277 | 8,292 | 3.3% |
| 2005 | 223 | 6,798 | 3.3% |
| 2006 | 251 | 11,028 | 2.3% |
| 2007 | 198 | 11,145 | 1.8% |
| 2008 | 172 | 6,512 | 2.6% |
| 2009 | 92 | 4,648 | 2.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | 6,657 | 1.5% |
| 2011 | 19 | 2,254 | 0.8% |
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 £45–£120 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
- Exhaust system leaking: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Saab 9-5 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Saab model →