MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLs year 2001

Review the list of common MERCEDES BENZ CL failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your MERCEDES BENZ then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history

Pass percent:73.88%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ CL year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:10,232 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	326
Headlamp aim out of alignment	317
Registration plate lamp issues	307
Registration plate issues	261
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	139
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	87
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	87
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	85
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	80
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	72
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	71
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	55
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	49
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	45
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	43
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	42
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	39
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	39
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	36
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	34
Windscreen has damage	34
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	30
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	30
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	29
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	29
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	29
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	28
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	27
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	27
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	27
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	26
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\|	26
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	26
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	25
Rear brake binding	25
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	24
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	24
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	24
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	24
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\|	22
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	21
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	21
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	20
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	19
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	19
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	19
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	19
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	18
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	18
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	17
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	17
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	17
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	17
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	16
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	16
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	15
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	14
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	14
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	14
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	13
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	13
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	13
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	13
Windscreen washer not working	13
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	13
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	12
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	12
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	12
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	12
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	12
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	12
Offside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	12
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	12
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	11
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	11
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	11
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	10
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	10
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	10
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	10
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	10
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	10
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	10
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	10
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	9
Front brake excessively fluctuating	9
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	9
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	9
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	9
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	9
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	9
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	9
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	9
Offside Rear Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	9
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	9

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.

Got suggestions? We’re improving this section all the time. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLs year 2001

Find us on Facebook