Suspension pin or bush excessively worn on the Saab 9-5
Suspension pin or bush excessively worn on the Saab 9-5 is recorded on 5,157 tests — 18.3% of all its MOT tests, against 8.0% 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 | 8.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 388 models compared | 18 of 388, 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, 8.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2011, 2.2%. The share has fallen 6.1 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 11.8%; best 2011 at 2.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 170 | 2,030 | 8.4% |
| 2001 | 227 | 2,392 | 9.5% |
| 2002 | 266 | 3,200 | 8.3% |
| 2003 | 389 | 3,528 | 11.0% |
| 2004 | 651 | 5,528 | 11.8% |
| 2005 | 736 | 6,798 | 10.8% |
| 2006 | 784 | 7,352 | 10.7% |
| 2007 | 762 | 7,430 | 10.3% |
| 2008 | 626 | 6,512 | 9.6% |
| 2009 | 341 | 4,648 | 7.3% |
| 2010 | 150 | 4,438 | 3.4% |
| 2011 | 50 | 2,254 | 2.2% |
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 £40–£150 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
- Suspension pin or bush excessively worn: 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 →