MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ R 320s year 2006

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Pass percent:73.25%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ R 320 year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:5,775 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	211
Registration plate lamp issues	200
Brake pipe excessively corroded	172
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	127
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	115
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	83
Registration plate issues	76
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	63
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	53
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	51
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	48
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	47
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	40
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	38
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	35
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	35
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	32
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	32
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	28
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	26
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	26
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	19
Brake hose damaged	19
Windscreen has damage	18
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	17
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	17
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	17
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	15
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	15
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	14
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	14
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	14
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	14
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	14
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	13
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	12
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	11
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	11
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	11
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	11
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	11
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	10
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	9
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	9
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	9
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	9
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	9
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	8
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	8
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	8
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	8
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8
Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	8
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	8
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	8
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	7
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	7
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	7
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	7
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	7
Offside Front 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 Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	6
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	6
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	6
Windscreen washer not working	6
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	6
Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only \|3.1.2\|	6
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	6
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	6
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	6
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|8.2.2.2 \|b\|\|	6
Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour \|8.2.2.2 \|d\|\|	6
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	6
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	5
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	5
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	5
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	5
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	5
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	5
Nearside Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))	5
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	5
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	5
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	5
Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged \|3.6.B.4d\|	5
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	5
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	5
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	5
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	5
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	5
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	5
Offside Rear Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	5
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	5
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	5
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	5
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	5
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	5

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 R 320s year 2006

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