MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ MLs year 2009

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Pass percent:75.50%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ ML year 2009 passes without issue)

Based on:31,145 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1056
Brake pipe excessively corroded	909
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	389
Registration plate issues	352
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	339
Registration plate lamp issues	281
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	278
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	255
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	238
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	192
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	186
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	181
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	179
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	176
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	172
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	171
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	171
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	163
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	163
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	156
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	147
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	139
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	128
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	118
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	104
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	102
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	101
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	101
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	98
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	95
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	94
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	87
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	83
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	80
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	80
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	78
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	78
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	77
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	70
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	69
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	67
Nearside Side repeater not working \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	65
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	64
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	64
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	63
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	55
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	53
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	53
Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	53
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	49
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	48
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	47
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	47
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	46
Offside Side repeater not working \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	45
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	43
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	42
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	42
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	42
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	40
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	40
Windscreen has damage	39
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	39
Brake hose damaged	38
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	36
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	36
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	35
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	35
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	35
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	35
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	32
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	32
Offside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	32
Nearside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	32
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	30
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	30
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	29
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	29
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	29
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	27
Rear brake binding	26
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke \|7.4.B.3a\|	26
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	26
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	26
Windscreen washer not working	23
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	23

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 diesel MERCEDES BENZ MLs year 2009

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