Used car guide

2006 Saab 9-5: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 64% pass first time (all 2006 cars: 56%) Stands out: engine oil leaks 3×, suspension arm 3.9×, sub-frame 1.9× 2,077 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 61% pass first time (all 2006 cars: 56%) Stands out: suspension arm 4.3×, diesel smoke emissions 5.2×, seat belts 3.3× 923 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Saab 9-5 compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2012–Too few tests
2011992Suspension 28%
20101,856Suspension 31%
20091,905Suspension 40%
20082,685Suspension 43%
20073,089Suspension 43%
20052,803Suspension 46%
20042,262Suspension 48%
20031,427Suspension 47%
20021,271Suspension 47%
2001992Suspension 43%
2000848Suspension 43%
1999603Suspension 43%
1998259Suspension 45%
1997–Too few tests
1976–Too few tests
1975–Too few tests
1974–Too few tests
1973–Too few tests
1972–Too few tests
1971–Too few tests