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CU04HGX
2004 SAAB 9-3
Colour: Silver
Fuel: Petrol
Engine: 1998cc
General Information
- Registration CU04HGX
- Manufacturer SAAB
- Model 9-3
- Year 2004
- Colour Silver
- Fuel Type Petrol
- Engine Size 1998cc
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MOT History 25 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
25
Total Tests
17
Passes
8
Failures
68%
Pass Rate
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132 Total Defects Recorded
12 Sep 2025
Fail
Mileage: 88,891 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn arm rose bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn arm rose bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front fog lamp not working
- Rear parking brake only just met requirements
- Nearside Rear Nail in tyre small spring ()
- Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened all discs corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
- Offside Rear Lower Rear reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (i))
16 May 2024
Pass
Mileage: 88,405 MI
Expiry date: 14 Jun 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a))
- Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both sides (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Rear Coil spring corroded both sides (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Side repeater lens defective which has no effect on emitted light (4.4.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (i))
16 May 2024
Fail
Mileage: 88,405 MI
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both sides (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Coil spring corroded both sides (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a))
- Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Side repeater lens defective which has no effect on emitted light (4.4.1 (b) (i))
1 Jun 2023
Pass
Mileage: 84,589 MI
Expiry date: 14 Jun 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- exhaust flexi section deteriorating
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front fog light not working
- Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Side repeater lens defective which has no effect on emitted light (4.4.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Central Stop lamp(s) lens defective which has no effect on emitted light (4.3.1 (b) (i))
30 May 2023
Fail
Mileage: 84,589 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- exhaust flexi section deteriorating
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Front fog light not working
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Central Stop lamp(s) lens defective which has no effect on emitted light (4.3.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Side repeater lens defective which has no effect on emitted light (4.4.1 (b) (i))
31 May 2022
Pass
Mileage: 80,113 MI
Expiry date: 14 Jun 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn low and uneven on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- exhaust front flexi section deteriorated
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread both (0.1 (b))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front fog light not working
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Side repeater lens defective which has no effect on emitted light (4.4.1 (b) (i))
30 May 2022
Fail
Mileage: 80,111 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) Dangerous
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn low and uneven on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front fog light not working
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread both (0.1 (b))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- exhaust front flexi section deteriorated
- Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (i))
- Nearside Side repeater lens defective which has no effect on emitted light (4.4.1 (b) (i))
15 Jun 2021
Pass
Mileage: 75,433 MI
Expiry date: 14 Jun 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn low and uneven on inner shoulder,also starting to perish (5.2.3 (e))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Exhaust silencer slightly loose front flexi section deteriorated (8.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement some play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (i))
14 Jun 2021
Fail
Mileage: 75,433 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) Dangerous
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
- Exhaust silencer slightly loose front flexi section deteriorated (8.1.1 (b) (i))
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn low and uneven on inner shoulder,also starting to perish (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement some play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (i))
3 Jun 2020
Pass
Mileage: 70,927 MI
Expiry date: 2 Jun 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Exhaust silencer slightly loose flexi coupling deteriorating (8.1.1 (b) (i))
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread both (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking in tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
3 Jun 2020
Fail
Mileage: 70,926 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Repair immediately
- Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Exhaust silencer slightly loose flexi coupling deteriorating (8.1.1 (b) (i))
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread both (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking in tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
7 Jun 2019
Pass
Mileage: 66,518 MI
Expiry date: 6 Dec 2020Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread both (0.1 (b))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
4 Jun 2018
Pass
Mileage: 60,205 MI
Expiry date: 3 Jun 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
24 May 2017
Pass
Mileage: 53,848 MI
Expiry date: 23 May 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both (3.5.1i)
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
28 Jun 2016
Pass
Mileage: 46,991 MI
Expiry date: 27 Jun 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- sill covers fitted and o/s damaged
- rear discs corroded
- n/s/r tyre valve deteriorated
27 Jun 2016
Fail
Mileage: 46,991 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
- Front registration plate deteriorated (6.3.1d)
Advisory notice item(s)
- n/s/r tyre valve deteriorated
- sill covers fitted and o/s damaged
- rear discs corroded
24 Jun 2015
Pass
Mileage: 0
Expiry date: 23 Jun 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
23 Jun 2014
Pass
Mileage: 37,393 MI
Expiry date: 22 Jun 2015 17 Jun 202620 May 2013
Pass
Mileage: 36,622 MI
Expiry date: 19 May 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp does not illuminate (5.4.2)
15 Nov 2011
Pass
Mileage: 35,936 MI
Expiry date: 20 Nov 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
14 Nov 2011
Fail
Mileage: 35,935 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
28 Oct 2010
Pass
Mileage: 31,871 MI
Expiry date: 20 Nov 2011Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
2 Nov 2009
Pass
Mileage: 26,255 MI
Expiry date: 20 Nov 2010Advisory notice item(s)
- Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid close to minimum level (3.6.G.1b)
21 Nov 2008
Pass
Mileage: 23,186 MI
Expiry date: 20 Nov 2009Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
2 Nov 2007
Pass
Mileage: 19,322 MI
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CU04HGX was registered on 2004-05-06
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