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This 2000 SAAB 9-3 has Passed 21 MOTs and Failed 6 times since 2005

The most recent MOT was PASSED at 110,304 miles 4 weeks ago on Thursday 7th May 2026 at 10:37.

The current MOT will expire in 12 months on Friday 14th May 2027.

The current Tax will expire in 10 months on Thursday 1st April 2027.

X16GEN MOT History

ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage
PASSED14TH MAY 2027110,304 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Front Coil Spring Corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Rear Coil Spring Corroded Offside And Nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  3. ADVISORY - Rear Offside And Nearside Tyres Worn Uneven
PASSED9TH MAY 202514TH MAY 2026108,867 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Front Coil Spring Corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Rear Coil Spring Corroded Off Side And Near Side (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  3. MINOR - Central Rear Stop Lamp(s) With A Multiple Light Source Up To 1/2 Not Functioning Non-Obligatory Stop Lamp (4.3.1 (a) (i))
FAILED6TH MAY 2025108,863 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Offside Front Headlamp Aim Too Low (4.1.2 (a))
  2. MAJOR - Nearside Front Headlamp Aim Projected Beam Image Is Obviously Incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Front Coil Spring Corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  4. ADVISORY - Rear Coil Spring Corroded Off Side And Near Side (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  5. ADVISORY - Front Service Brake Fluctuating, But Not Excessively Off Side And Near Side (1.2.1 (e))
  6. ADVISORY - Rear Service Brake Fluctuating, But Not Excessively Off Side And Near Side (1.2.1 (e))
  7. MINOR - Central Rear Stop Lamp(s) With A Multiple Light Source Up To 1/2 Not Functioning Non-Obligatory Stop Lamp (4.3.1 (a) (i))
  8. MAJOR - Parking Brake Efficiency Below Requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
PASSED15TH MAY 202414TH MAY 2025107,944 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Rear Tyre Slightly Damaged Both Feathering On Inner (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
PASSED11TH MAY 202310TH MAY 2024106,095 MI
 
  1. MINOR - Offside Headlamp Lens Slightly Defective Condensation Inside Light Unit (4.1.1 (b) (i))
PASSED19TH APRIL 202218TH APRIL 2023105,344 MI
PASSED15TH OCTOBER 202014TH OCTOBER 2021105,063 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Water In Offside Headlamp
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material Front To Rear (1.1.11 (c))
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material Front To Rear (1.1.11 (c))
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
  6. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  7. ADVISORY - Offside Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  8. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge Worn And Stepped On Inner Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  9. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge Worn And Stepped On Inner Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  10. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Road Wheel Slightly Distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
  11. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Road Wheel Slightly Distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
FAILED14TH OCTOBER 2020105,063 MI
 
  1. MAJOR - Nearside Windscreen Wiper Does Not Clear The Windscreen Effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
  2. MAJOR - Offside Windscreen Wiper Does Not Clear The Windscreen Effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
  3. MAJOR - Nearside Front Position Lamp Not Working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
  4. ADVISORY - Water In Offside Headlamp
  5. MAJOR - Offside Front Seat Belt Anchorage Prescribed Area Strength Or Continuity Significantly Reduced Hole In Floor (7.1.1 (a) (i))
  6. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material (1.1.11 (c))
  7. ADVISORY - Nearside Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material Front To Rear (1.1.11 (c))
  8. ADVISORY - Offside Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material Front To Rear (1.1.11 (c))
  9. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
  10. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  11. ADVISORY - Offside Front Suspension Arm Pin Or Bush Worn But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement Rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  12. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge Worn And Stepped On Inner Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  13. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Tyre Worn Close To Legal Limit/worn On Edge Worn And Stepped On Inner Edge (5.2.3 (e))
  14. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Road Wheel Slightly Distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
  15. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Road Wheel Slightly Distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
PASSED16TH APRIL 201914TH OCTOBER 2020102,616 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Road Wheel Slightly Distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Road Wheel Slightly Distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
  3. MINOR - Offside Front Headlamp Reflector Slightly Defective Headlamp Had Water Ingress(not Effecting The Pattern) (4.1.1 (b) (i))
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Service Brake Binding But Not Excessively (1.2.1 (f))
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Front Service Brake Binding But Not Excessively (1.2.1 (f))
  6. ADVISORY - Nearside Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material Front To Rear (1.1.11 (c))
  7. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
  8. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
FAILED16TH APRIL 2019102,616 MI
 
  1. PRS - Exhaust Lambda Reading After 2nd Fast Idle Outside Specified Limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
  2. PRS - Front Exhaust Has A Major Leak Of Exhaust Gases Flexi Section Blowing (6.1.2 (a))
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Road Wheel Slightly Distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Road Wheel Slightly Distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))
  5. MINOR - Offside Front Headlamp Reflector Slightly Defective Headlamp Had Water Ingress(not Effecting The Pattern) (4.1.1 (b) (i))
  6. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Service Brake Binding But Not Excessively (1.2.1 (f))
  7. ADVISORY - Offside Front Service Brake Binding But Not Excessively (1.2.1 (f))
  8. ADVISORY - Nearside Brake Pipe Corroded, Covered In Grease Or Other Material Front To Rear (1.1.11 (c))
  9. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
  10. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))
PASSED26TH MARCH 201827TH MARCH 2019100,389 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Inner Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Inner Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit Worn (4.1.e.1)
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Front Inner Brake Pad(s) Wearing Thin (3.5.1g)
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (3.5.1i)
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (3.5.1i)
  6. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Macpherson Strut Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (2.4.g.1)
  7. ADVISORY - Offside Front Macpherson Strut Corroded But Not Seriously Weakened (2.4.g.1)
PASSED23RD MARCH 201727TH MARCH 201895,886 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Headlamp Deteriorated But Light Output Not Reduced Water Ingress In Lamp (1.7.5a)
  2. ADVISORY - Windscreen Has Damage To An Area Less Than A 40mm Circle Outside Zone 'a' (8.3.1d)
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Side Repeater Slightly Discoloured (1.4.a.2f)
PASSED23RD MARCH 201627TH MARCH 201791,154 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Offside Side Repeater Slightly Discoloured (1.4.a.2f)
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Headlamp Deteriorated But Light Output Not Reduced (1.7.5a)
  3. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (3.5.1i)
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Disc Worn, Pitted Or Scored, But Not Seriously Weakened (3.5.1i)
  5. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  6. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  7. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  8. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
PASSED3RD MARCH 201527TH MARCH 201685,314 MI
PASSED24TH MARCH 201427TH MARCH 201578,605 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  4. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  5. ADVISORY - Offside Front Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
FAILED24TH MARCH 201478,605 MI
 
  1. PRS - Nearside Front Headlamp Aim Beam Image Obviously Incorrect (1.8.a.1b)
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Rear Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Rear Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Hose Has Slight Corrosion To Ferrules (3.6.b.4e)
  5. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
  6. ADVISORY - Offside Front Tyre Worn Close To The Legal Limit (4.1.e.1)
PASSED28TH MARCH 201327TH MARCH 201472,978 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Road Wheel With A Slightly Distorted Bead Rim (4.2.a.1a)
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Road Wheel With A Slightly Distorted Bead Rim (4.2.a.1a)
FAILED25TH MARCH 201372,956 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Nearside Front Lower Suspension Arm Has Excessive Play In A Ball Joint (2.4.g.2)
  2. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Road Wheel With A Slightly Distorted Bead Rim (4.2.a.1a)
  3. ADVISORY - Offside Front Road Wheel With A Slightly Distorted Bead Rim (4.2.a.1a)
  4. ADVISORY - Offside Front Brake Pad(s) Wearing Thin (3.5.1g)
PASSED12TH MARCH 201222ND MARCH 201365,801 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Front Suspension Arm Rubber Bush Deteriorated But Not Resulting In Excessive Movement (2.4.g.2)
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Front Road Wheel With A Slightly Distorted Bead Rim (4.2.a.1a)
  3. ADVISORY - Windscreen Has Damage To An Area Less Than A 10mm Circle Within Zone 'a' (8.3.1a)
PASSED23RD MARCH 201122ND MARCH 201261,753 MI
PASSED26TH FEBRUARY 20107TH MARCH 201158,962 MI
 
  1. USER ENTERED - Rear Discs Corroded
PASSED23RD FEBRUARY 20097TH MARCH 201055,352 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Windscreen Has Damage To An Area Less Than A 10mm Circle Within Zone 'a' (8.3.1a)
PASSED3RD MARCH 20087TH MARCH 200949,383 MI
 
  1. ADVISORY - Nearside Inner Rear Brake Disc Slightly Pitted (3.5.1h)
  2. ADVISORY - Offside Inner Rear Brake Disc Slightly Pitted (3.5.1h)
  3. ADVISORY - Windscreen Has Damage To An Area Less Than A 10mm Circle Within Zone 'a' (8.3.1a)
PASSED8TH MARCH 20077TH MARCH 200843,098 MI
PASSED25TH SEPTEMBER 200624TH SEPTEMBER 200741,587 MI
FAILED22ND SEPTEMBER 200641,505 MI
 
  1. FAIL - Nearside Front Tyre Has A Cut In Excess Of The Requirements Deep Enough To Reach The Ply Or Cords (4.1.d.1a)
PASSED21ST SEPTEMBER 200520TH SEPTEMBER 200635,101 MI
ResultMOT DateExpiry DateMileage

X16GEN Passed/Failed

MOT Pass Rate: 78% | MOT Failure Rate: 22%

X16GEN MOT Comments

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X16GEN Mileage

Last recorded mileage: 110,304 miles | Average yearly mileage: 4,242 miles

X16GEN FAQs

This Saab 9-3 with registration X16GEN was manufactured on Thursday 28th September 2000 so it is currently 26 years old. Its colour is Silver and it has a 2.3 litre Petrol engine.

The odometer reading at the last MOT in 2026 was 110,304 miles, so this Saab has travelled an average of 4,242 miles per year in the time it has been on the road.

We have a total of 27 MOTs on record for this Saab 9-3 beginning with its first recorded MOT in 2005. We can see 6 of these tests have been MOT failures - this means X16GEN has a 78% MOT pass rate!

Over its lifetime, this Saab 9-3 has had 88 Advisories, 3 PRS Notices, 5 Minor, 7 Major, 0 Dangerous and 2 Fail comments in its MOT History.

This Saab 9-3 is currently Taxed and the Tax, or VED (Vehicle Excise Duty), is next due in 10 months on Thursday 1st April 2027 .

Does X16GEN have an active MOT?

Yes, as of Tuesday 2nd June 2026 X16GEN does have an active MOT. Read more

Is X16GEN Taxed?

Yes, as of Tuesday 2nd June 2026 X16GEN does have Tax. Read more

When does X16GEN Tax expire?

The current Tax for X16GEN will expire in 10 months on Thursday 1st April 2027. If you are purchasing this vehicle, remember that the vehicle Tax cannot be transferred and you will need to re-tax the vehicle. Read more

When does X16GEN MOT expire?

The current MOT for X16GEN will expire in 12 months on Friday 14th May 2027. Read more

When did X16GEN have its most recent MOT?

The most recent MOT on record for X16GEN was on Thursday 7th May 2026 at 10:37. It Passed this MOT. Read more

How many times has X16GEN Passed an MOT?

Out of a total of 27 MOTs on record for X16GEN we can see 21 of these tests have been MOT Passes. Remember, digitised MOT records began in 2005 so MOT results prior to 2005 cannot be traced online. Read more

How many times has X16GEN Failed an MOT?

Out of a total of 27 MOTs on record for X16GEN we can see 6 of these tests have been MOT Failures. This means this vehicle has a 78% MOT pass rate! Read more

What Make and Model vehicle is X16GEN?

X16GEN is registered as a 2000 Saab 9-3. Read more

How many miles has X16GEN done?

The odometer reading for X16GEN at the last MOT in May 2026 was 110,304 miles. If the vehicle is still in use, it's likely the mileage has increased since then and up-to-date statistics will be provided at the next MOT. This vehicle has travelled an average of 4,242 miles per year. Read more

How old is X16GEN?

The vehicle X16GEN was manufactured in 2000 so it is currently 26 years old. It was first registered on Thursday 28th September 2000. Read more

What colour is X16GEN?

The official colour of X16GEN is recorded as Silver. Read more

What engine does X16GEN have?

X16GEN has a 2.3 litre Petrol engine. Read more

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