MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ MLs year 1999

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Pass percent:57.50%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ ML year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:34,772 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2321
Registration plate lamp issues	2246
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2116
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1394
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1225
Registration plate issues	1030
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	797
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	791
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	720
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	702
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	664
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	603
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	601
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	588
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	563
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	506
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	483
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	473
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	415
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	342
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	342
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	341
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	313
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	309
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	300
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	282
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	281
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	280
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	275
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	275
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	266
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	265
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	263
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	240
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	236
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	234
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|2.4.G.1\|	229
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	220
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|2.4.G.1\|	214
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	208
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	201
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	197
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	195
Brake hose damaged	191
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	190
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	184
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	183
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	179
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	168
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	167
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	158
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	151
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	150
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	149
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	148
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	148
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	142
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	138
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	129
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	119
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	119
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	119
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	113
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	112
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	108
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	107
Windscreen has damage	107
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	102
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	101
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	100
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	99
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	97
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	96
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	93
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	93
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	92
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	92
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	90
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	88
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar missing \|2.4.G.1\|	86
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	84
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	83
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar missing \|2.4.G.1\|	83
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	78
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	77
Rear fog lamp switch insecure \|1.3.1a\|	77
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	76
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	74
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	74
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	74
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	72
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	72
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	69
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	68
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	68
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	66
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	66
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	65
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	64
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	63
Rear fog lamp switch missing \|1.3.1a\|	63
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	59
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	59
Rear brake binding	59
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	57
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	55
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	55
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	55
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	54
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	54
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	53
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	53
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	53
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	51
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	50
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	49
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	49
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	49
Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	48
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	48
Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	47
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	47
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	45
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	45

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 petrol MERCEDES BENZ MLs year 1999

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