MOT Check for MERCEDES BENZ 500s

The MERCEDES BENZ 500 makes up 71,419 of the overall 25,101,477 MERCEDES BENZ MOT test results. Select your 500 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:18 times
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working  Occurs:148 times
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint  Occurs:11 times
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits b Occurs:17 times
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release  Occurs:29 times
Horn not working (7.7 (a)) Occurs:20 times
Brake pipe excessively corroded Occurs:2,183 times
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration  Occurs:42 times
Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on  Occurs:11 times
Nearside Front Sub-frame rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:12 times
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing  Occurs:12 times
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Occurs:28 times
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:18 times
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:131 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam  Occurs:117 times
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) Occurs:16 times
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:32 times
Offside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:14 times
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:21 times
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel  Occurs:172 times
Centre Stop lamp not working  Occurs:14 times
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle  Occurs:22 times
Nearside front brake binding  Occurs:239 times
Drivers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.5 (b) (ii)) Occurs:15 times
Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative  Occurs:25 times
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