Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Saab 9-5
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Saab 9-5 is recorded on 3,534 tests — 12.6% of all its MOT tests, against 4.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 4.6% of tests record it — this model is 2.7× that share |
| The 318 models compared | 57 of 318, 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, 9.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2010, 1.3%. The share has fallen 8.5 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 10.3%; best 2010 at 1.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 199 | 2,030 | 9.8% |
| 2001 | 184 | 2,392 | 7.7% |
| 2002 | 314 | 3,200 | 9.8% |
| 2003 | 296 | 3,528 | 8.4% |
| 2004 | 505 | 5,528 | 9.1% |
| 2005 | 710 | 10,197 | 7.0% |
| 2006 | 760 | 7,352 | 10.3% |
| 2007 | 306 | 7,430 | 4.1% |
| 2008 | 135 | 6,512 | 2.1% |
| 2009 | 92 | 4,648 | 2.0% |
| 2010 | 29 | 2,219 | 1.3% |
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 £80–£180 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
- Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded: 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 →