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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLs year 2003

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mot history
Pass percent:76.98%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ CL year 2003 passes without issue)
Based on:10,146 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment302
Registration plate lamp issues279
Brake pipe excessively corroded263
Registration plate issues204
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively104
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|73
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened57
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))49
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|46
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|45
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|42
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|41
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort38
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault37
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|36
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|35
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|34
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|33
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|31
Brakes imbalanced across an axle31
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|30
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|30
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|30
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|29
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|28
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))25
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|23
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|21
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|19
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|19
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|18
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak18
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|17
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|16
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak16
Windscreen washer not working 16
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|15
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))15
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4|14
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|14
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|14
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4|14
Rear brake binding14
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|13
Windscreen has damage13
Front brake excessively fluctuating13
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))13
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|12
Horn not working |1.6.2a|12
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4|12
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|12
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))12
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|11
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4|11
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|11
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||11
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|11
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))11
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))11
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||10
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))10
Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))10
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))10
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|9
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|9
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|9
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|9
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))9
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))9
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||8
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|8
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|8
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1|8
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|8
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|8
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))8
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))8

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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