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 Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:14 times
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort Occurs:408 times
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value aii Occurs:13 times
Brake performance not tested  Occurs:58 times
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective  Occurs:25 times
Offside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:14 times
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:176 times
Nearside Stop lamp not working aii Occurs:15 times
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding f Occurs:11 times
All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:18 times
Windscreen has damage Occurs:151 times
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour  Occurs:15 times
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working  Occurs:159 times
Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken  Occurs:21 times
Nearside Side repeater not working  Occurs:112 times
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated  Occurs:38 times
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering  Occurs:25 times
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:51 times
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:68 times
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:30 times
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:30 times
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement Occurs:115 times
Offside Front coil spring incomplete  Occurs:64 times
Offside Rear Rear position lamp not working  Occurs:47 times
Power steering component leaking  Occurs:173 times
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