Suspension arm corroded on the Saab 9-5
Suspension arm corroded on the Saab 9-5 is recorded on 2,790 tests — 9.9% of all its MOT tests, against 1.4% across every car in the data. That is 7.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.4% of tests record it — this model is 7.1× that share |
| The 252 models compared | 3 of 252, 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, 6.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2011, 1.6%. The share has fallen 5.1 points over that time. Worst year 2001 at 7.0%; best 2011 at 1.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 135 | 2,030 | 6.7% |
| 2001 | 167 | 2,392 | 7.0% |
| 2002 | 169 | 3,200 | 5.3% |
| 2003 | 116 | 3,528 | 3.3% |
| 2004 | 234 | 5,528 | 4.2% |
| 2005 | 406 | 6,798 | 6.0% |
| 2006 | 475 | 7,352 | 6.5% |
| 2007 | 394 | 7,430 | 5.3% |
| 2008 | 286 | 6,512 | 4.4% |
| 2009 | 257 | 4,648 | 5.5% |
| 2010 | 115 | 4,438 | 2.6% |
| 2011 | 35 | 2,254 | 1.6% |
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 £35–£85 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
- Suspension arm 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 →