1988 Saab 9000 2.0L Petrol · F260 KBM
1988 Saab 9000 (2.0L, petrol). First registered 01 Sept 1988. Recorded mileage 136,040 miles. MOT status: No details held by DVLA.
- Make & Model
- SAAB 9000
- Year / Origin
- 1988 · Nottingham
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- No details held by DVLA
- Road Tax
- Untaxed (01 Oct 2006)
- Recorded Mileage
- 136,040 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Check Required (Pre-Euro 4 Petrol)
- Fuel & Engine
- PETROL · 2.0L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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F260 KBM Key Findings
- 2 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT failed on 11/11/2005
- 136,040 miles recorded at latest MOT
- 2 historical MOT failures
- 19 defects noted at the latest MOT
- Recurring suspension items (8 mentions)
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
F260 KBM MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
2 MOT tests are recorded for this 1988 Saab 9000 (F260 KBM) between October 2005 and November 2005.
The record contains 0 passes and 2 failures.
The most recent test on 11 November 2005 was a fail; the vehicle has not passed its last recorded MOT.
Across all tests, the most frequently flagged areas are: Suspension (8 issues), Lighting (4 issues), Windscreen (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (2 issues), Steering (1 issue). Repeated mentions in one area can indicate an ongoing pattern worth checking in person.
Recorded failure items include: “Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)”; “Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mounting”; “Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)”.
F260 KBM Mileage History
- 21/10/2005135,982 mi
- 11/11/2005136,040 mi+58 mi
Average of roughly 1,002 miles per year across 2 recorded odometer readings.
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Known faults for Saab Saab 9000
Our database tracks 4 specific mechanical faults and recurring failure patterns identified across UK MOT testing stations for this generation.
MOT Roadworthiness: Average
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Common Problems: SAAB 9000
Known issues reported by owners and MOT testers.
- Body rust and structural corrosion(Serious)
Body rust is the classic 9000 killer: steel sills, jacking points, door bottoms, rear wheelarch trailing edges, sunroof and windscreen surrounds and the lower tailgate seams all corrode, accelerated by UK winter salt. Because the sills and jacking points are load-bearing, advanced corrosion is an MOT failure and can be expensive to weld properly. Early CC cars and neglected examples are worst affected, and structural rot can make the car uneconomic to repair.
- Turbocharger wear and failure(Serious)
Turbochargers - Garrett T25 on early cars, Mitsubishi TD04 on later 2.3 and Aero models - are wear items at high mileage. Oil starvation from blocked pickups or sludge, or a leaking oil feed, wrecks the bearings: the spool becomes noisy, boost drops and blue smoke appears. A failed turbo can dump oil into the intercooler and inlet and risk a runaway, so noisy or smoking turbos need urgent attention before they cause expensive engine damage.
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- Body rust and structural corrosionSerious
Body rust is the classic 9000 killer: steel sills, jacking points, door bottoms, rear wheelarch trailing edges, sunroof and windscreen surrounds and the lower tailgate seams all corrode, accelerated by UK winter salt. Because the sills and jacking points are load-bearing, advanced corrosion is an MOT failure and can be expensive to weld properly. Early CC cars and neglected examples are worst affected, and structural rot can make the car uneconomic to repair.
- Turbocharger wear and failureSerious
Turbochargers - Garrett T25 on early cars, Mitsubishi TD04 on later 2.3 and Aero models - are wear items at high mileage. Oil starvation from blocked pickups or sludge, or a leaking oil feed, wrecks the bearings: the spool becomes noisy, boost drops and blue smoke appears. A failed turbo can dump oil into the intercooler and inlet and risk a runaway, so noisy or smoking turbos need urgent attention before they cause expensive engine damage.
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