MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ CLSs year 2006

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Pass percent:74.46%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ CLS year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:31,635 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1233
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1109
Registration plate issues	515
Registration plate lamp issues	446
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	437
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	187
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	181
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	166
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	157
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	141
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	135
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	113
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	106
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	101
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	101
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	98
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	97
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	94
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	90
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	85
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	85
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	84
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	84
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	81
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	80
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	77
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	77
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	77
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	71
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	68
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	63
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	62
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	62
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	59
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	59
Windscreen has damage	58
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	56
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	53
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	53
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	53
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	52
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	51
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	50
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	48
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	47
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	46
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	46
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	46
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	45
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	43
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	41
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	41
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	40
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	39
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	38
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	38
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	38
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	36
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	35
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	35
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	35
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	35
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	34
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	33
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	33
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	32
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	32
Nearside Front Road wheel cracked \|4.2.A.1a\|	31
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	31
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	30
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	30
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	30
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	29
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	28
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	28
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	27
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	27
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	27
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\|	25
Front brake excessively fluctuating	25
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	25

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 diesel MERCEDES BENZ CLSs year 2006

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