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

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Pass percent:75.88%

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

Based on:16,367 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	545
Brake pipe excessively corroded	466
Registration plate lamp issues	438
Registration plate issues	321
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	237
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	212
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	149
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	119
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	92
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	87
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	86
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	82
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	78
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	76
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	74
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	71
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	65
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	57
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	53
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	51
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	48
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	47
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	44
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	42
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	39
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	37
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	35
Rear brake binding	35
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	34
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	34
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	34
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	34
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	34
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	33
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	33
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	32
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	32
Windscreen has damage	31
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	30
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	28
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	27
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	25
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	24
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	24
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	24
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	21
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	21
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	21
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	20
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	20
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	20
Windscreen washer not working	20
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	19
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	18
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	18
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	18
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	18
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	18
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	17
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	16
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	16
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\|	16
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	16
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	15
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	15
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	15
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	15
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	14
Offside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	14
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	14
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	13
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	13
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	13
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	13
Electronic stability system switch faulty \|3.4.5\|	13
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	13
Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	13
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	13
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	12
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	12
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	12
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	12
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	12
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	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 2002

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