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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ G-CLASSs year 2001

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mot history
Pass percent:65.25%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ G-CLASS year 2001 passes without issue)
Based on:141 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment12
Registration plate lamp issues8
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|6
Brake pipe excessively corroded6
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|5
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|3
Brake hose excessively deteriorated3
Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|3
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|2
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|2
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|2
Windscreen has damage2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|2
Nearside Front wheel cylinder locking device insecure |3.5.1l|1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Front passenger door does not latch securely closed |6.2.B.1a|1
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h|1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image too far to the right |1.6.B4|1
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort1
Nearside Front Outer Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a|1
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Front Steering damper leaking oil |2.2.C.1f|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1|1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1|1
Rear Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||1
Nearside Rear Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp does not turn off |4.5.4 |b||1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect kick up showing on wrong side |4.1.2 |c||1
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means |7.2.4b|1
Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e|1
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|1
Offside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c|1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached |5.3.3 |a| |i||1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Rear Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1|1
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))1
Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not functioning at all (4.10 (c) (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
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
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rear of axle (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rear of axle (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers missing (5.3.2 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1
Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c))1
Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect nearside and offside (4.1.2 (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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