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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ 5 DOORs year 1999

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mot history
Pass percent:56.25%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ 5 DOOR year 1999 passes without issue)
Based on:48 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Registration plate lamp issues4
Brake hose excessively deteriorated4
Registration plate issues3
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3
Brake pipe excessively corroded3
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|2
Brake hose damaged2
Horn not working |1.6.2a|2
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Rear Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|1
Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened |3.5.1i|1
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a|1
Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened |3.5.1b|1
Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Rear Shock absorber casing corroded externally so the unit does not function |2.7.2a|1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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