MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 2001

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Pass percent:70.76%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:15,286 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	686
Brake pipe excessively corroded	661
Registration plate lamp issues	419
Registration plate issues	393
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	266
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	238
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	217
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	179
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	152
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	143
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	141
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	136
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	117
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	113
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	110
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	110
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	102
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	90
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	86
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	86
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	78
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	75
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	70
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	69
Rear brake binding	69
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	68
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	66
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	65
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	59
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	59
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	58
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	52
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	50
Windscreen has damage	50
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	48
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	47
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	46
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	44
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	42
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	42
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	41
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\|	40
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	39
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	38
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	37
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	36
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\|	36
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	35
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	33
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	31
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	31
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	29
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	29
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	28
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	28
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	27
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	25
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	25
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	24
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	24
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	22
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	21
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\|	21
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	21
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	21
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	21
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	19
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	19
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	19
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	18
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	18
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	18
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	18
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	18
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	18
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	18
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	18
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	17
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	16
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	16
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	16
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	16
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	16
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\|	16
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	15
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	15
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	15
Front Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	14
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	14
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	14
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	14
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	14
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	14
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	14
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	14

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 diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 2001

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