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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ MLs year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:74.35%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ ML year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:47,381 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded1695
Headlamp aim out of alignment1597
Brake hose excessively deteriorated888
Registration plate issues562
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively551
Registration plate lamp issues437
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))432
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))408
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|401
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|374
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|347
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))334
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))330
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))326
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|269
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|246
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))227
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|226
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))199
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))186
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault178
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|164
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))164
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|162
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))161
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|159
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))159
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|155
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|142
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))138
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|134
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|132
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|132
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|122
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||121
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))119
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|114
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))110
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak107
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|106
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))99
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))98
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))94
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||93
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))91
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))89
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||84
Brakes imbalanced across an axle84
Brake hose damaged84
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|83
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))83
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|80
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))80
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak79
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort78
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|78
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||77
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))76
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||75
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))73
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))72
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|71
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak71
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))71
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))70
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))69
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))67
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))66
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||64
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|63
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||63
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))63
Windscreen has damage62
Rear brake binding61
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))59
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))58
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))58
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged (1.1.12 (b) (ii))57
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))57
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|55
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak53
Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged (1.1.12 (b) (ii))52
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|49
Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||49
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|48
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|48
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))47
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))43
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|39
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))38

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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