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

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mot history
Pass percent:83.57%
(The average a petrol MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS year 2006 passes without issue)
Based on:12,151 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment276
Registration plate issues164
Brake pipe excessively corroded160
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|131
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively107
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))99
Registration plate lamp issues77
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault70
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|41
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort40
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|38
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|37
Brakes imbalanced across an axle37
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))37
Windscreen washer not working 35
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|34
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened31
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))28
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|28
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h||27
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|26
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))26
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))26
Windscreen has damage24
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||20
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|18
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))18
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))17
Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth |3.3.A.1b|16
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|16
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))16
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|14
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b|13
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|12
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|12
Front brake application uneven11
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))11
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak10
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|10
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4|10
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4|10
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))10
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))9
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|9
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3|9
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak9
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))9
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))8
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|8
Front brake excessively fluctuating8
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a|7
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|7
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|7
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||7
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))7
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|7
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|7
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||7
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))7
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|6
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|6
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|6
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|6
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|6
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))6
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4|6
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7|6
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))6
Brake hose excessively deteriorated6

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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