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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 2005

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mot history
Pass percent:75.63%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:15,304 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment434
Brake pipe excessively corroded392
Registration plate lamp issues356
Registration plate issues187
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively178
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|166
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort118
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|82
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|73
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|64
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|63
Brake hose excessively deteriorated61
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|60
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|60
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|57
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|55
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|54
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|50
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened50
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault47
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|47
Rear brake binding45
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|43
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|43
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|41
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|41
Windscreen washer not working 37
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|37
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))36
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))34
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))33
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))33
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))32
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|31
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|30
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|29
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))28
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3|28
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))28
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))27
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|27
Brakes imbalanced across an axle26
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4|25
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4|24
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|24
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|24
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|24
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|24
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))24
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|23
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))22
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|21
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))21
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened21
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|20
Nearside 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 Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|18
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))18
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|18
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|17
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|17
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|17
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||16
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))16
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))16
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|15
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))15
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|15
Windscreen has damage15
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|15
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))15
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))15
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||15
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|14
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|14
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|14
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|14
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||14
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))14
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|13
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e|13
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))13
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|13
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))13
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|12
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))12
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|12
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|12
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||12
Horn not working |1.6.2a|12
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|12
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))12
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))12
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))12
Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a))12
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|12

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.

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