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

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Pass percent:75.88%

(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:14,512 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	421
Brake pipe excessively corroded	359
Registration plate lamp issues	348
Registration plate issues	185
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	168
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	166
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	118
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
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
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	59
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 weakened	50
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Rear brake binding	45
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
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	42
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	41
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	41
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	37
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
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	29
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	29
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	28
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	28
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	27
Windscreen washer not working	26
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	25
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	25
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	24
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
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	23
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	23
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	22
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	21
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	21
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	20
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	20
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	20
Offside 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\|	18
Offside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	18
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	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 Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	15
Nearside Front Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	15
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	15
Windscreen has damage	15
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	15
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	15
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	15
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	14
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 Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	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
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	13
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	13
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	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 Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	12
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	11
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	11
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	11
Offside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	11
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	11
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	11
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	11
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	11
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (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 diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 2005

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