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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLSs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:86.70%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ CLS year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:1,271 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment31
Brake pipe excessively corroded27
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))15
Registration plate issues14
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively9
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))7
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))6
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))6
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))5
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))4
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak3
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|3
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|3
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))3
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))3
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||2
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))2
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|2
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))2
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a||2
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||2
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||2
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))2
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))2
Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d))2
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))2
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))2
Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|1
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured Inner face |5.2.2 |a||1
Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative Both sides |4.1.6 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Road wheel cracked inner |4.2.A.1a|1
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Rear Air suspension bellows leaking |2.4.D.2|1
Nearside passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|1
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Nearside Rear Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b||1
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt drop link |5.3.4 |b| |ii||1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Offside Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault air bag fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|1
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Offside Side repeater has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c|1
Windscreen has damage1
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c||1
Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i||1
Parking brake inoperative on one side rear hand brake low performance righ side low (1.4.1 (a))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rubber boot split leaking grease (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Brake pipe leaking on an air braking system front to rear above axle (1.1.11 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a|1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a|1
Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Front Bonnet seriously at risk of opening inadvertently (3.1 (b) (ii))1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Rear Brake cable insecure1
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both (1.1.14 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Emission control equipment obviously defective (8.2.1.1 (a))1
Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii||1
Rear Brake pipe leaking on an air braking system (1.1.11 (b) (i))1
Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Front Brake lining(s) less than 1.5 mm thick Both (1.1.13 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected (5.3.6 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii))1
Front Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively damaged (1.1.11 (c))1

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.

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