MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 2003

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Pass percent:74.99%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:19,878 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	665
Brake pipe excessively corroded	614
Registration plate issues	420
Registration plate lamp issues	357
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	212
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	198
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	173
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	146
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	119
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	116
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	111
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	110
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	102
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	99
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	97
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	94
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	92
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	86
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	84
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	83
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	83
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	83
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	72
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	71
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	68
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	66
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	62
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	62
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	61
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	60
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	56
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	55
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	48
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	46
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	46
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	45
Rear brake binding	44
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	43
Windscreen has damage	43
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	42
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	40
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	36
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	34
Windscreen washer not working	32
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	31
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	29
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	27
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	27
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	26
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	26
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	26
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	23
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	23
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	22
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	21
Front Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	21
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	21
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	21
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	20
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	20
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	20
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	20
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	20
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	20
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	19
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	19
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	18
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	18
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	18
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	18
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	17
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	17
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	17
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	17
Front brake excessively fluctuating	17
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	16
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	16
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\|	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\|	15
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	15
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	15
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user \|1.6.2b\|	15
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	15

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 2003

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