Registration plate inscription illegible on the Saab 9-5
Registration plate inscription illegible on the Saab 9-5 is recorded on 2,306 tests — 8.2% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.9× 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 2.9× that share |
| The 380 models compared | 4 of 380, 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, 4.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2010, 1.8%. The share has fallen 3.0 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 6.1%; best 2010 at 1.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98 | 2,030 | 4.8% |
| 2001 | 97 | 2,392 | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 196 | 3,200 | 6.1% |
| 2003 | 134 | 3,528 | 3.8% |
| 2004 | 285 | 8,292 | 3.4% |
| 2005 | 232 | 10,197 | 2.3% |
| 2006 | 389 | 11,028 | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 271 | 11,145 | 2.4% |
| 2008 | 286 | 6,512 | 4.4% |
| 2009 | 192 | 6,972 | 2.8% |
| 2010 | 81 | 4,438 | 1.8% |
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 £20–£80 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
- Registration plate inscription illegible: 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 →