MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLs year 2000

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Pass percent:69.63%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ CL year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:10,242 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	451
Registration plate lamp issues	420
Headlamp aim out of alignment	354
Registration plate issues	271
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	170
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	150
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	144
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	126
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	108
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	89
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	84
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	78
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	73
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	71
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	70
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	60
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	52
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	51
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	48
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	47
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	46
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	44
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	43
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	42
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	42
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	42
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	41
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	41
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	39
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	38
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	37
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	35
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	34
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Windscreen has damage	32
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	32
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	31
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	31
Rear brake binding	29
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	28
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	28
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	27
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	24
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	24
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	23
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	23
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	23
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	22
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	22
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	21
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	20
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	20
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	20
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	19
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	16
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	16
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	16
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	15
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	15
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	14
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	14
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	14
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	14
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	14
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	14
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	14
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	14
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	13
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	13
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	13
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	13
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	13
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	12
Windscreen washer not working	11
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	11
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	11
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Front brake application uneven	11
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	11
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	10
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	10
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	10
Nearside Front Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	10
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	10
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	10
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	10
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	10
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	10
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	10

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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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLs year 2000

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