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MOT History from tests of diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASSs year 2006

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mot history
Pass percent:79.23%
(The average a diesel MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2006 passes without issue)
Based on:21,170 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment475
Brake pipe excessively corroded394
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|355
Registration plate issues316
Registration plate lamp issues212
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively175
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort156
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|110
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))108
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))100
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|97
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened94
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|92
Brakes imbalanced across an axle89
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))88
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault82
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|76
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|70
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|67
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|64
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|63
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|50
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))49
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))48
Windscreen washer not working 45
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|44
Windscreen has damage44
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened43
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|41
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))40
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|40
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))39
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||38
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))37
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||36
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))35
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|32
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|31
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7|30
Rear brake binding30
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|29
Front brake excessively fluctuating29
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b|28
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|27
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))24
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|24
Front brake application uneven24
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||24
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e))23
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b|22
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|22
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))22
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))21
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))21
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|21
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))20
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4|20
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|19
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|19
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))18
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4|18
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|18
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))17
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||17
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))17
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|17
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))17
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||16
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))16
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||16
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4|16
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))16
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|15
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))15
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||15
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|14
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))14
Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d))14
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour |8.2.2.2 |d||14
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||14
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||14
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|14
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))14

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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