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1998 SAAB 9-32.0L Petrol

S397 BFS

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1998 SAAB 9-3? It's a Petrol with a 1985cc engine showing 153,972 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 20/06/2025

Tax

No data

Mileage: 153,972
Fuel: Petrol
Year: 1998
Engine: 1985cc

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

✓ Good MOT pass rate (75%)

! Older vehicle

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

Locked

Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Apr 15, 2026, 04:56 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1998 Saab 9-3 (S397 BFS), we found 4 MOT results in the period of June 2022 to June 2024.

Across its entire MOT history, this Saab has a 75% success rate (3 passes and 1 fails). While not perfect, the history shows a relatively typical pattern of MOT passes and fails.

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FAIL

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