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

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Pass percent:78.16%

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

Based on:10,622 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	336
Brake pipe excessively corroded	255
Registration plate issues	175
Registration plate lamp issues	154
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	115
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	57
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	52
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	44
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	40
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	39
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	37
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	37
Rear brake binding	35
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	34
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	32
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	32
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	30
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	28
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	26
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	25
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	23
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	23
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	23
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	20
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	20
Windscreen washer not working	20
Windscreen has damage	20
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	19
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	19
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	18
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	18
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	18
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	16
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	16
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	15
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	14
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	14
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	13
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	13
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	13
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	12
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	12
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	12
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	12
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	12
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	12
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	12
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	11
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	11
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	11
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	11
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	10
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	10
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	10
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	10
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	10
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	9
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	9
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	9
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	9
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	9
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	9
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\|	9
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	9
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	9
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	9
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	8
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	8
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	8
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	8
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	8
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	8
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	8
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\|	8
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	8
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	8
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	8
Nearside Side repeater not working \|4.4.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	8
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	7
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	7
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	7
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	7
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	7
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	7
Brake hose damaged	7
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	7
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	7
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	7
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	7
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	7

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 2004

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