MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ MLs year 2000

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Pass percent:57.71%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ ML year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:37,281 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2391
Registration plate lamp issues	2384
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2222
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1404
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	975
Registration plate issues	968
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	826
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	711
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	682
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	670
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	652
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	629
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	590
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	563
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	519
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	518
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	498
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	409
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	397
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	387
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	374
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	356
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	355
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	330
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	327
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	326
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	321
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	312
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	304
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|2.4.G.1\|	299
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	297
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	295
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	289
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	288
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	276
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	260
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|2.4.G.1\|	248
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	231
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	229
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	225
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	220
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	208
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	201
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	199
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	191
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	185
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	183
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	174
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	167
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	165
Brake hose damaged	165
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	164
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	162
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	161
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	150
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	150
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	145
Windscreen has damage	141
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	136
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	135
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	127
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	120
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	116
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	113
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	112
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	106
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	106
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	106
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	104
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	103
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	103
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	103
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	102
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar missing \|2.4.G.1\|	97
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	93
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	91
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	91
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	89
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	88
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	85
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	82
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	81
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	80
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	78
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	78
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	78
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	76
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	76
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	74
Rear brake binding	74
Rear fog lamp switch insecure \|1.3.1a\|	73
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	73
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar missing \|2.4.G.1\|	73
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	72
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	72
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	72
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	71
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	70
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	69
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	68
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	67
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	66
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	65
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	65
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	64
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	64
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	63
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	62
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	61
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	60
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	59
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Rear fog lamp switch missing \|1.3.1a\|	56
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	55
Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	55
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	53
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	53
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	53
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	52
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	51
Windscreen washer not working	51
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	49
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	49
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	49
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	48
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	48
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	48
Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	48
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	48
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	48

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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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ MLs year 2000

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