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

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mot history
Pass percent:79.04%
(The average a lpg MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2003 passes without issue)
Based on:167 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|5
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|3
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|2
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Side repeater not working mirror |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b|1
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance VERY DIM |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously obscured affecting the rear view |8.1.2a|1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction lamp remained out at time of test. advise investigation if comes back on! |8.2.1.2 |h||1
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|1
Nearside Rear Lower Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Rear brake binding1
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement marked |2.4.G.2|1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Offside Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2|1
Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h|1
Offside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii||1
Offside Rear Side repeater incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Nearside Rear Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure |5.2.1a|1
Brake hydraulic reservoir leaking hydraulic fluid fluid around resevoir |3.6.A.1|1
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt thrust arm |2.4.G.2|1
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c|1
Nearside Rear Fuel pipe insecure LPG pipe |7.2.1|1
Offside Rear Electrical wiring damaged, likely to become detached LPG wiring |1.9.2b|1
Offside Rear Electrical wiring insecure LPG wiring |1.9.2a|1
Registration plate issues1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1

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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