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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:85.17%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ CL year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:1,146 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment27
Registration plate issues20
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively15
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))10
Brake pipe excessively corroded7
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))7
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault6
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))4
Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))4
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))4
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))4
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak4
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|3
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))3
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||2
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||2
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|2
Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2|2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||2
Registration plate lamp issues2
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))2
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))2
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))2
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))2
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))2
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))2
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))2
Front Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e||1
Offside Front 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
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Front Power steering inoperative |2.1.5 |c| |i||1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint Rearmost |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint Rearmost |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint arm has shock fitted on it |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint arm has shock fitted on it |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Front brake excessively fluctuating1
Offside Front Inner Driver`s door catch deteriorated so the door cannot be readily opened or closed |6.2.B.2|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|1
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |a||1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Front bush. |2.4.G.2|1
Central Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||1
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Road wheel cracked inside rim split at a welded repair |4.2.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint cross strut arm |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint cross strut ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i||1
Nearside Side repeater excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e|1
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint rear |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint rear |2.4.G.2|1
Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |7.1.3|1
Offside Front Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |7.1.3|1
Emissions not tested NO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS FITTED |7.3.A.1|1
Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint camber |2.5.B.1a|1
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b|1
Offside Front Inner Road wheel has a welding defect cracked |5.2.2 |a||1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured |4.2.B.1a|1
Fuel system component leaking Off-side area of tank |7.2.3|1
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a))1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn suspension arm excessivley worn o/s/f (lower furter most front suspenion arm) slight play in the balljoint also (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension unit leaking (5.3.5 (c))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn lower rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Exhaust system insecure middle section clamp broken (6.1.2 (a))1
Offside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured Small crack on inner bead. (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Power steering component leaking rack (2.1.5 (a))1
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Rear ball joint. (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Lower Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i))1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn thrust arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn thrust arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working side repeater (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d))1
Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt spring link (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Nearside Lower Suspension rod ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Lower Suspension rod ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured cracked (5.2.2 (a))1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))1
Rear Rear fog lamp switch not operating in accordance with the requirements fog lamp tell tell not working (4.5.3 (a))1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn ball joint down (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))1
Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g))1
Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front 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

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