MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ MLs year 2005

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Pass percent:69.55%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ ML year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:6,175 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	336
Headlamp aim out of alignment	260
Brake pipe excessively corroded	221
Registration plate issues	130
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	110
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	110
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	69
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	58
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	54
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	53
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	52
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	39
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	39
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	37
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	36
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	34
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	34
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	33
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	33
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	31
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	30
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	30
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	29
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	28
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	28
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	27
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	27
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	26
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	25
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	24
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	24
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	24
Brake hose damaged	23
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	23
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	23
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	22
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	21
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	20
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	20
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	20
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	19
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	17
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	16
Windscreen has damage	16
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	15
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	14
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	14
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	13
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	13
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	13
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	13
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	13
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	12
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	12
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	12
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	12
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	12
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	11
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	11
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	11
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	11
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	11
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	10
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	10
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	10
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	10
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	9
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	9
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	9
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	9
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	9
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing \|2.4.G.1\|	9
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	8
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	8
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	8
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	8
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	8
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	8
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	8
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	7
Rear brake binding	7
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	7
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	7
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	7
Nearside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	7
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	7
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	7
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	7
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	7
Central Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	7
Windscreen washer not working	7
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	7
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	6
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	6
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	6
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	6
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	6
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	6
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	6
Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	6
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	6
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	6
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	6
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	6

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 2005

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