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

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Pass percent:78.43%

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

Based on:16,161 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	447
Brake pipe excessively corroded	347
Registration plate issues	287
Registration plate lamp issues	234
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	186
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	163
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	130
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	88
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	78
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	73
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	70
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	67
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	60
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	58
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	57
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	57
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	50
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	47
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	43
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	40
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	40
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	37
Rear brake binding	35
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	32
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	31
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	30
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	30
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	30
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	29
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	29
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	27
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	25
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	23
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	22
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	22
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Windscreen has damage	22
Windscreen washer not working	22
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	21
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	21
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	20
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	20
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	20
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	20
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	19
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	19
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	19
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	18
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	18
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	18
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	17
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	16
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	16
Front brake application uneven	16
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	16
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	16
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	15
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	14
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	14
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	14
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	14
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	13
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	13
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	13
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	13
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	13
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	13
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\|	12
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	12
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	12
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	12
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	12
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	11
Offside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	11
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	11
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	11
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	11
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	11
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	11

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 2003

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