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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ MLs year 2005

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mot history
Pass percent:60.02%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ ML year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:34,069 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues2963
Brake pipe excessively corroded1939
Headlamp aim out of alignment1440
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively979
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|611
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|573
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|568
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|538
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|534
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|532
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|506
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|489
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|485
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|482
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|476
Registration plate issues393
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort378
Brake hose excessively deteriorated374
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|326
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|282
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))273
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))272
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|249
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))242
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|235
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|222
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|216
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))214
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|214
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))206
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|199
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|198
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))193
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|191
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|186
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|184
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|183
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|178
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|156
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))153
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault151
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|145
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|141
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|139
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1|138
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))137
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))135
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))133
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))119
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|118
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||108
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))105
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|103
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||102
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))101
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|101
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1|100
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|99
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||98
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|97
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|96
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|94
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))89
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))86
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|85
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))83
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|82
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||81
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|81
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||80
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))78
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|77
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||74
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))73
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))73
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))71
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing (5.3.3 (a) (ii))71
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|69
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing (5.3.3 (a) (ii))69
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))69
Windscreen washer not working 69
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))65
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||65
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))64
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|64
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|63
Windscreen has damage62
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|62
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))62
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|62
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||62
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|61
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|60
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||58
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|58
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened57
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))57
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|56
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|56
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|55
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))53
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|52
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))52
Brakes imbalanced across an axle51
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|49
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|49
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|48
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened48
Brake hose damaged47
Horn not working |1.6.2a|47
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|47
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||46
Rear brake binding46
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|45
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))45
Nearside Front Outer Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))45
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|45
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|45
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||44
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))44
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|44
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))44
Offside Front Outer Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))43
Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))42
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))42
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))41
Nearside Outer Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|41
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||41
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))41

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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