MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ MLs year 2009

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Pass percent:74.36%

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

Based on:35,658 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1178
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1107
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	400
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	398
Registration plate issues	390
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	389
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	366
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	344
Registration plate lamp issues	318
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	301
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	275
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	267
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	267
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	231
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	221
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
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	172
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	164
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	163
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	156
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	152
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	147
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	139
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	130
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	128
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	125
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	121
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 Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	98
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	98
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	95
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	89
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	87
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	87
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))	83
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	83
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	80
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	78
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	78
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	73
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	71
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	70
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	69
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	68
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	68
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	68
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	67
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	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
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	58
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	55
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	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
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	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
Offside Side repeater not working \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	45
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	45
Brake hose damaged	43
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	43
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	41
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	40
Windscreen has damage	39
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	39
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	38
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	36
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	35
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	35
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	34
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	33
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	33
Windscreen washer not working	33
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	32
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	32
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	32
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))	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
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	31
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	30
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	30
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	30
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	29
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	29

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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