MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 1999

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Pass percent:68.69%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 1999 passes without issue)

Based on:23,440 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1254
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1073
Brake pipe excessively corroded	938
Registration plate issues	613
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	591
Registration plate lamp issues	480
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	421
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	346
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	253
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	238
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	238
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	219
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	197
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	184
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	152
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	149
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	147
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	140
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	138
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	135
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	134
Rear brake binding	124
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	118
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	108
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	104
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	102
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	100
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	97
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	90
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	87
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	87
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	83
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Windscreen has damage	81
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	81
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	78
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	76
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	76
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	76
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	75
Offside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	71
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	68
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	67
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	65
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	65
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	64
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	63
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	62
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	62
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	61
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	60
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	60
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	56
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	55
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	54
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	53
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	53
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	53
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	52
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	52
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	51
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	49
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	48
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	46
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	46
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	45
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	45
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	44
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	43
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Front brake application uneven	42
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	42
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	41
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	41
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	41
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	41
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Nearside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	39
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	38
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	37
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	37
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	36
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	35
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	35
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	35
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	35
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	34
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	34
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	33
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	31
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	31
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	31
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	31
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	31
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	29
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	29
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	28
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	28
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	26
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	25
Brake hose damaged	24
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	24
Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	24
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	24
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	24
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	23
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	23
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored \|3.5.1h\|	23
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	23

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 1999

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