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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ CLSs year 2009

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mot history
Pass percent:74.61%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ CLS year 2009 passes without issue)
Based on:18,857 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded870
Headlamp aim out of alignment781
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively245
Registration plate issues184
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))156
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))154
Registration plate lamp issues146
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))87
Windscreen washer not working 77
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|75
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))73
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))70
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))62
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))61
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))61
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|56
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))53
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|51
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))50
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|48
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))47
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||45
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||45
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))43
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))43
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|40
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))40
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|39
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))39
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))38
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|37
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|37
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))37
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))35
Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|33
Brakes imbalanced across an axle33
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))32
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))32
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort30
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))29
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|28
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|26
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|26
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))26
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))26
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|25
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened25
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))25
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))25
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|24
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|24
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|23
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|23
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|23
Windscreen has damage23
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|22
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|22
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened21
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))21
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))20
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))20
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))20
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))20
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))20
Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))19
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))19
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))19
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|18
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||18
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||18
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))18
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||17
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|17
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))17
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||16
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault16
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))16
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))16
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))16
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|15
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|15

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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