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

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Pass percent:78.27%

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

Based on:11,380 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	350
Brake pipe excessively corroded	267
Registration plate issues	179
Registration plate lamp issues	156
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	119
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	57
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	54
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
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	35
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	29
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	26
Windscreen washer not working	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 Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	21
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	20
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
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	20
Windscreen has damage	20
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	19
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	19
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	19
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	18
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	16
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	16
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	15
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	15
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	14
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	14
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	14
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	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
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	13
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	13
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	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
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	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
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	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
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 Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	10
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	10
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	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
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	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
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	9
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	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
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	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 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

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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