MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ CLSs year 2006

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Pass percent:73.97%

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

Based on:33,868 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1363
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1179
Registration plate issues	525
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	465
Registration plate lamp issues	462
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
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	124
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	113
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	111
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	106
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	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
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	90
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	87
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	86
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	84
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	81
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	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
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	75
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	72
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	71
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	70
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	70
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	65
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	65
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	63
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	63
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	63
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	60
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	60
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
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	56
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	54
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	53
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	53
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	53
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	48
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	46
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	45
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	44
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
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	41
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	40
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	39
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (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
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
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	35
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	35
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (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
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	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
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	29
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	28
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	28
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	28
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	27
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	27

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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