MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 2004

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Pass percent:74.98%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:17,222 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	637
Headlamp aim out of alignment	545
Registration plate lamp issues	315
Registration plate issues	254
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	180
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	174
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	128
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	116
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	108
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	91
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	86
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	85
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	83
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	77
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	77
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	63
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	61
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	61
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	61
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	58
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	54
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	51
Rear brake binding	49
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Windscreen washer not working	48
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	46
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	45
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	43
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	42
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	41
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	40
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	38
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	38
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	37
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	36
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	36
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	33
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	32
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	31
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	31
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	29
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	29
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	29
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	26
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	25
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	25
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	25
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	24
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	24
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	24
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	24
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	22
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	21
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	21
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	21
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	20
Windscreen has damage	20
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	20
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	20
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	20
Steering lock fails to engage \|2.1.4b\|	19
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	19
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	19
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	19
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	19
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	18
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	18
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	18
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	17
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	17
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	17
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	17
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	16
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	16
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	16
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	16
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	16
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	15
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	15
Offside Front 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 working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	15
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	15
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	14
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	14
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	14
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	14
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	13
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	13
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	13
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	13
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13

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 2004

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