MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLs year 2004

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Pass percent:79.11%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ CL year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:6,320 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	206
Brake pipe excessively corroded	195
Headlamp aim out of alignment	142
Registration plate issues	121
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	59
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	34
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	27
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	26
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	26
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	24
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	22
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	19
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	18
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	18
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	17
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	17
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	15
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	15
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	14
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	14
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	13
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	13
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	13
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	12
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	11
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	10
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	10
Windscreen has damage	10
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	10
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	10
Windscreen washer not working	10
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	9
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	9
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	9
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	9
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	9
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	9
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	8
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	8
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	8
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	8
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	8
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	8
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	7
Rear brake binding	7
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	7
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	7
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	7
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	7
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	6
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	6
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	6
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	6
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	6
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	6
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	6
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	6
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	5
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	5
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	5
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	5
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	5
Front brake application uneven	5
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	5
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	5
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	5
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	5
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	5
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	5
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	5
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	5
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	5
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	5
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	4
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	4
Offside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	4
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	4
Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	4
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	4
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\|	4
Nearside Front front brake juddering severely \|3.7.A.2b\|	4
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	4
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	4
Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	4
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	4
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	4
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	4
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	4
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking \|2.4.D.2\|	4
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	4
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	4
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	4
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	4
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii))	4
Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii))	4
Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii))	4

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 2004

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