SO09FGM - SAAB 9-5
MOT: ValidGB
·Last updated 15 days ago
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MOT History
Vehicle testing history with 20 MOT tests
Understanding MOT Defect Categories
Total Tests
20
Passed Tests
12
Failed Tests
8
Latest Test
Passed
Passed - 11 April 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 105,018 mi
Expires: 11 April 2026
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Advisory Parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.4.2 (a) (i))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Failed - 11 April 2025
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 105,018 mi
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Advisory Parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.4.2 (a) (i))
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Passed - 12 April 2024
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 101,067 mi
Expires: 11 April 2025
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective and nearside faded (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule and offside (1.1.12 (f) (i))
Passed - 16 March 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 99,370 mi
Expires: 18 March 2024
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Advisory sill covers fitted
- Advisory Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Failed - 16 March 2023
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 99,369 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Advisory sill covers fitted
- Advisory Nearside Rear Road wheel slightly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
Passed - 02 March 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 95,978 mi
Expires: 18 March 2023
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Rear exhaust box corroded
Failed - 02 March 2022
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 95,973 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))
Minor Defects:
- Minor Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
- Minor Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Advisory Rear exhaust box corroded
Passed - 15 March 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 92,914 mi
Expires: 18 March 2022
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive turbo area (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Failed - 15 March 2021
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 92,914 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
- Major Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Oil leak, but not excessive turbo area (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Passed - 12 March 2020
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 90,374 mi
Expires: 18 March 2021
Failed - 12 March 2020 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 90,372 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c))
- Dangerous Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
Major Defects:
- Major Driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction two items in drivers view, one on nearside of screen and item hanging from mirror (3.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
Passed - 19 March 2019
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 78,033 mi
Expires: 18 March 2020
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear 'D' bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all rear sub frame bushes have slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear rim dented and tyre slightly misshaped
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front tyre sidewall damaged 225/45/17
- Advisory Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both front tyres on 2mm of tread 225/45/17 **DANGEROUS** (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory headlamps have stickers on them but not affecting headlamp beam pattern or output
Failed - 18 March 2019 Dangerous Defects
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 78,033 mi
Dangerous Defects:
- Dangerous Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Major Defects:
- Major Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp n/s indicator flashing all position lamps (4.2.3 (c))
- Major Nearside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))
- Major Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear 'D' bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement all rear sub frame bushes have slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Rear rim dented and tyre slightly misshaped
- Advisory Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
- Advisory Offside Front tyre sidewall damaged 225/45/17
- Advisory Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both front tyres on 2mm of tread 225/45/17 **DANGEROUS** (5.2.3 (e))
- Advisory headlamps have stickers on them but not affecting headlamp beam pattern or output
Passed - 15 May 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 71,405 mi
Expires: 14 May 2019
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Failed - 15 May 2018
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 71,405 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Major Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Major Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Major Nearside Brake lever has restricted free movement return spring missing (3.5.1k)
- Major Offside Brake lever has restricted free movement return spring missing (3.5.1k)
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Offside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Advisory Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Passed - 31 May 2017
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 63,483 mi
Expires: 17 June 2018
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory both front tyres worn inner edge.
Passed - 31 May 2016
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 54,535 mi
Expires: 17 June 2017
Advisory Notices:
- Advisory Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Advisory Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Passed - 05 June 2015
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 46,642 mi
Expires: 17 June 2016
Passed - 18 June 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 42,962 mi
Expires: 17 June 2015
Failed - 18 June 2014
MOT Test at Unknown
Mileage: 42,962 mi
Major Defects:
- Major Fuel system component leaking (7.2.3)
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the MOT due for SO09FGM?
The MOT expires on 11 April 2026.
What is the tax status of SO09FGM?
The tax status is Taxed and is due on 01 August 2026.
What are the specifications of SO09FGM?
This is a 2009 SAAB 9-5 in Black. It runs on Diesel with a 2171cc engine.
What is the environmental impact of SO09FGM?
This vehicle produces 204 g/km of CO2 emissions.