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:
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:19 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:54 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:20 times
Offside Rear Fluid suspension pipe leaking  Occurs:13 times
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:54 times
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:37 times
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:329 times
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel  Occurs:67 times
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:14 times
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken bi Occurs:11 times
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:22 times
Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:13 times
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering  Occurs:32 times
Nearside Front Front position lamp not working  Occurs:96 times
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) Occurs:27 times
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported  Occurs:12 times
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush  Occurs:11 times
Offside Rear Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:47 times
Offside Rear position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:109 times
Headlamp aim out of alignment Occurs:3,585 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:20 times
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended.  Occurs:39 times
Offside Front coil spring cracked  Occurs:37 times
Nearside Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated  Occurs:11 times
Rear Rear fog lamp not working  Occurs:50 times
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