MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ MLs year 2003

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Pass percent:60.20%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ ML year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:16,076 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1172
Brake pipe excessively corroded	980
Headlamp aim out of alignment	940
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	470
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	330
Registration plate issues	327
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	308
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	251
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	240
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	235
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	222
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	221
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	217
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	213
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	205
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	200
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	186
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	180
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	161
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	154
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	154
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	145
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	144
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	137
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	135
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	135
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	124
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	113
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	112
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	96
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	95
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	93
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	86
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	83
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|2.4.G.1\|	78
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	76
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	73
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	70
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	70
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	68
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	66
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	64
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	63
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	62
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	58
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	58
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	58
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	55
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	54
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	54
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	54
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	52
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	51
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	49
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	49
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	49
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	48
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	46
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|2.4.G.1\|	45
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	45
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	45
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	44
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	42
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	42
Offside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	40
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	40
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	39
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	34
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	34
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	34
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	34
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	34
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	33
Windscreen has damage	31
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	31
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	30
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	30
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	29
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	29
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	29
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	29
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	27
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	27
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	27
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	27
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	26
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	26
Windscreen washer not working	26
Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. \|6.2.A.3\|	25
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	24
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	24
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	23
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	22
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	22
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	22
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	21
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	21
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	21
Steering column top bearing excessively worn \|2.1.2c\|	20
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	20
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	20
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	20
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	20
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	20
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	20
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	20

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 2003

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