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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 1965

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mot history
Pass percent:78.43%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 1965 passes without issue)
Based on:51 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Headlamp aim out of alignment2
Registration plate lamp issues1
Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
Windscreen washer control missing |8.2.1a|1
Nearside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c|1
Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3|1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)1
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute (1.4.A.2g)1
Nearside Lower Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush (2.5.A.1c)1
Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush (2.5.A.1c)1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Front Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Front Fuel hose leaking (7.2.3)1
Nearside Rear position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f)1
Offside Rear position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f)1
Horn not working (1.6.2a)1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)1
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure (3.1.4b)1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively damaged (3.6.B.2c)1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported (3.6.B.1)1
Offside Brake pipe inadequately supported (3.6.B.1)1
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (7.3.A.2c)1
Centre Steering locking device missing (2.2.C.1g)1
Offside Steering locking device missing (2.2.C.1g)1
Power steering pump insecure (2.3.6)1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1

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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