MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 1998

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Pass percent:64.50%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:10,609 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	694
Brake pipe excessively corroded	621
Headlamp aim out of alignment	562
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	232
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	201
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	195
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	192
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	186
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	178
Registration plate issues	172
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	165
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	165
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	161
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	142
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	141
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	138
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	132
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	128
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	128
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	122
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	108
Registration plate lamp issues	100
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	96
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	89
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	80
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	80
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	77
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	77
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	74
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	73
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	67
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	63
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	62
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	62
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	61
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	58
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	58
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	58
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	55
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	54
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	49
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	47
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	45
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	45
Nearside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	42
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	41
Offside Front coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	39
Rear brake binding	36
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	33
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	31
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	30
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	29
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	28
Brake pedal spongy \|3.3.B.1b\|	28
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	28
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	27
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	27
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	25
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	25
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	24
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	23
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	23
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	23
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	23
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	23
Windscreen has damage	23
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	22
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	22
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	22
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	22
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	21
Rear brake application uneven	21
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	21
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	20
Upper Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	20
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	20
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	20
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	19
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	19
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	19
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	18
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	18
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	17
Centre Upper Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	16
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	16
Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	16
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	15
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	15
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	15
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	15
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure \|3.3.B.1a\|	15
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	15
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	15
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Front brake application uneven	15
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	14
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	14
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	14
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	14
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	13
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	13
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	13
Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	13
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	13
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	13
Offside Front Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	12
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	12
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	12
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	12

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 petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 1998

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