MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ MLs year 2001

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Pass percent:61.88%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ ML year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:18,200 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1237
Headlamp aim out of alignment	971
Brake pipe excessively corroded	906
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	582
Registration plate issues	434
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	333
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	280
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	277
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	256
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	255
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	252
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	240
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	225
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	214
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	209
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	196
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	192
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	176
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	172
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	150
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	148
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	145
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	145
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	143
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	143
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	142
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	134
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	119
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	113
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	104
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	98
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	96
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	96
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	88
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|2.4.G.1\|	88
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	88
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|2.4.G.1\|	85
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	84
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	83
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	83
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	82
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	81
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	79
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	79
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	75
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	75
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	73
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	70
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	69
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	65
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	63
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	59
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	58
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	57
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	57
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	57
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	57
Windscreen has damage	56
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	56
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	55
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	54
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	50
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	50
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	49
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	45
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	44
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	43
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	43
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	41
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	39
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	38
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	38
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	37
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	36
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	36
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	36
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	35
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	34
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	33
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	33
Windscreen washer not working	32
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	32
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	31
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	30
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	29
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	29
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	29
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	29
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	28
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	27
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	27
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	26
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	25
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	25
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	25
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	24
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	24
Nearside Outer Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	23
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	22
Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	22
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	22
Offside Outer Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Nearside Outer Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	21
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	21
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	21
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	21
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	21
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	21
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	21
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	21
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21

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 2001

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