MOT History from tests of petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 2000

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Pass percent:72.25%

(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2000 passes without issue)

Based on:28,203 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1136
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1032
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	756
Registration plate issues	625
Registration plate lamp issues	436
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	406
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	385
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	314
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	293
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	230
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	206
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	194
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	181
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	174
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	160
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	144
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	142
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	134
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	124
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	124
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	122
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	118
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	107
Rear brake binding	106
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	105
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	100
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	100
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	97
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	97
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	93
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	89
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	89
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	89
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	88
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	85
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Windscreen has damage	79
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	78
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	76
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	74
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	73
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	71
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	70
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	70
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	68
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	59
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	59
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	57
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	56
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	56
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	55
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	53
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	52
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	52
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	52
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\|	50
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	48
Front brake application uneven	47
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	47
Offside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	47
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	46
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\|	46
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	45
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\|	45
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	45
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	45
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	41
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	41
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	41
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	40
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	37
Windscreen washer not working	36
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	34
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	34
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	33
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	33
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	32
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	32
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	31
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	30
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	29
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	29
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	29
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	28
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	28
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	27
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	27
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	26
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	26
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	25
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	25
Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	24
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	24

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 2000

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