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MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 1972

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Pass percent:80.00%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 1972 passes without issue)
Based on:95 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort3
Brakes imbalanced across an axle3
Rear brake binding2
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)2
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength under sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a))1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength under sill to lower arch (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)1
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2)1
Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure (3.6.B.3)1
Rear Fuel system component insecure (7.2.1)1
Nearside Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure (3.6.B.3)1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)1
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)1
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release (5.2.5a)1
Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only (3.1.2)1
Power steering inoperative (2.3.3a)1
Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) leaking (2.3.3b)1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired (2.4.A.3)1
Nearside Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Offside Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)1
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)1
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1
Power steering component leaking (2.1.5 (a))1
Offside Inner Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor (2.4.A.3)1
Nearside Front Lower Axle swivel joint has excessive movement between a swivel joint and its housing (2.5.A.1b)1
Nearside Front Upper Steering locking device insecure (2.2.C.1g)1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)1
Offside Inner Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.2.C.1h)1
Nearside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.2.C.1h)1
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)1
Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)1
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.B.1c)1
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)1
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)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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