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Saab 900 build years & generations

Coverage 1978-19982 named generationsHatchbackPETROL

The Saab 900 spans several build years and named generations (1978-1998). Match a build year to its generation, then see how each group of build years does at its MOT.

Which year is which

Build years & generations, side by side

Find the build years you're looking at and see which generation they are. You'll also see which group of build years the MOT figures come from.

  • Built 1978-1993

    Generation
    Classic (99-based)
    Figures from
    cars built before 2005

    Counted together with Classic (99-based) and NG900 (GM-era) cars built in the same years.

  • Built 1994-1998

    Generation
    NG900 (GM-era)
    Figures from
    cars built before 2005

    Counted together with Classic (99-based) and NG900 (GM-era) cars built in the same years.

“Figures from” is the group of build years behind each card's MOT figures. Years where one generation gave way to the next can sit in a wider group until there's enough history to split them.

By build-year group

How each group of build years performs

Each card shows MOT results for one group of Saab 900 build years. “Age” means the car's age on the day of its MOT, not its build year. “25+” groups every test on cars aged 25 or older.

Saab 900 Before 2005
Built

Before 2005

A mix of Classic (99-based) and NG900 (GM-era)

These build years include both Classic (99-based) and NG900 (GM-era) cars, so the figures are less exact than for a single generation.

Fail rate at 25+ years old

28.6%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 4 (23%)

Ages with data

25 years old or more

MOT tests counted

2,726

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age
AgeFail rateMOT tests
25+ years
2,72628.6%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 25+ years old.