MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 2002

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Pass percent:73.19%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:20,301 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	862
Brake pipe excessively corroded	777
Registration plate lamp issues	659
Registration plate issues	400
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	384
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	313
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	254
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	192
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	162
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	150
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	126
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	121
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	116
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	112
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	108
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	107
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	106
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	103
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	101
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	98
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	91
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	85
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	81
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	80
Rear brake binding	80
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	76
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	67
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	65
Windscreen has damage	64
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	62
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	57
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	57
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	51
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	51
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	47
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	47
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	46
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	46
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	43
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	43
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	42
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	39
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	39
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	39
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	38
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	38
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	38
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	36
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	35
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	35
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	34
Front Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	34
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	31
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	30
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	29
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	28
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	28
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	27
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	27
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	26
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	26
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	26
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	26
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	24
Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing \|5.1.1\|	23
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	20
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	20
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	19
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	19
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	19
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	19
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	19
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	19
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	18
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	18
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	17
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	17
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	17
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	17
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	17
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	17
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	17
Electronic stability system switch faulty \|3.4.5\|	17
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	17

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 2002

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