MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ MLs year 2002

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Pass percent:63.55%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ ML year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:23,591 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1798
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1545
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1324
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	720
Registration plate issues	428
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	370
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	344
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	340
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	336
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	323
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	316
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	301
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	274
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	270
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	234
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	220
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	213
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	212
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	211
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	170
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	159
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	150
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	141
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	140
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	139
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	128
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	123
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	120
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	117
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	116
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	109
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	106
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	106
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	105
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	101
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	99
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|2.4.G.1\|	99
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	98
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	92
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	90
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	90
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	85
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	84
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	81
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	79
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	79
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	77
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	74
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|2.4.G.1\|	74
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Windscreen has damage	64
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	64
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	63
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	61
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	57
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	53
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	52
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	51
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	51
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	47
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	46
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	46
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	44
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	43
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	43
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	41
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	40
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	39
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	38
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	37
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	36
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	36
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	36
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	35
Rear brake binding	35
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	34
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	34
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	34
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	33
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	33
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	32
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	32
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	31
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	31
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	31
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	31
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	31
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	31
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	31
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	30
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	30
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	30
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	29
Windscreen washer not working	29
Nearside Outer Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Outer Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	28
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar missing \|2.4.G.1\|	28
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	28
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	28
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	28
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	27
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	27
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	27
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	27
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	27
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	27
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	26
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	26
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	26
Offside Outer Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	26
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	26
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	26
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	26

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 2002

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